Tutorial Upright Barrel Wood Stove Images. In this instructable i will show you how to make a very simple and inexpensive wood burning stove from a 55 gallon steel drum. It worked better and better as i made various improvements.
Fully firebricked if you choose, the full designed where space is a premium, the upright stove is specially designed for corners or smaller areas where heat is needed but space is a concern.
This stove kept me warm and provided an excellent cooking surface for more than six months while i lived in my treehouse. You'll need rough wood oak planks from trees that were at least 100 years old and contain a very tight grain. I had a lot of used oil so i rigged up a oil bucket with a copper line and petcock going into the fire box that allowed the oil to drip into the fire.made a contribution and got rid of oil. Let us show you how to build a barrel wood stove as an inexpensive diy project, guaranteed to warm you up this winter.