Recent Posts

• Whale of a Tale  06/10/17
• Celebrating World Turtle Day - May 23rd  05/03/17
• Here Comes The Sun...  04/15/17
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• Ides of March  03/14/17
• Steal of the Month Extravaganza!  02/16/17
• Navigating Navajo Mud Season  02/15/17
• The Second Beta Stove Installation   02/14/17
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• The Navajo Adventures 02/11/17
• Navajo Mud Wrestling at 7000'!  02/08/17
• Not Just Another Day...  02/06/17
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• The Navajo Stove:  The Rumors are True...  01/27/17
• Smiling Faces Abound at Our Open House!  10/26/16
• It's All About the Leaves...  10/08/16
• There's Going to be an Open House & Wood Stove Sale!  10/03/16
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• The Moose is not Loose!  09/20/16
• Labor Day Sale!  08/30/2016
• Ouch!  08/16/2016
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• It's the Dog Days of Summer!  08/15/2016
• Flowers and Water, Not Your Average Wood Stove  07/07/2016
• Summer is Here and the "Livin' is Easy"  06/04/2016

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• Oops!  Our Apologies...  06/03/2016
• Take a Tour of the Absolute Steel Hybrid  05/06/2016
• Absolute Steel Hybrid is in Production!  05/05/2016
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• Celebrate Cinco de Mayo with Us - Ideal Steel Steal of the Month  05/05/2016

• It's a Fire Sale! (of the Finest Kind)  04/19/2016
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• How to build a shoulder-season fire in a cold stove, with virtually no emissions, and no effort or maintenance after you light the match! (Part 2)  04/12/2016

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• How to build a shoulder-season fire in a cold stove, with virtually no emissions, and no effort or maintenance after you light the match!  (Part 1)  (video)  04/11/2016
• April Steal of the Month:  Tulip Mania  04/06/2016

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• Absolute Steel Hybrid: Clearances 3/29/16
• Hybrid Clarifications 3/22/16
• Q&A about Hybrid Stoves 3/16/16
• Outdoor Air Quality vs Indoor Air Quality.  What is the Difference?  03/08/2016
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• R2Z Detour:  Introducing Our First Test Stove  03/02/2016
• R2Z Detour: Once There was a Thought  02/22/2016
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• A Visit to the Factory  02/18/2016
• Baby It's Cold Outside!  Optimize Your Wood Stove Experience  02/15/2016
• What's Cooking?  02/10/2016
• Oops!  We Stand Corrected!  02/01/2016
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• Absolute Steal of a Deal  01/29/2016
• Meet The Winner of the Absolute Steel Hybrid  01/26/2016 

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• Celebrating the Free Absolute Steel Hybrid Drawing!  01/22/2016
• New Design Survey Results, Comments and Suggestions  01/21/2016
• Results of the New Stove Design Survey  01/20/2016
• Our New Stove Passes EPA Testing - With Ease!  01/19//2016
• Hear Ye, Hear Ye, Read All About Us!  01/16/2016
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• Tax Credit Opportunity 01/11/2016
• Race to Zero:  EPA Testing Underway  01/06/2016
• January Steal of the Month: Wolf Moon 1/05/2016
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• New Design Preview: Modified Designs 12/18/2015
• Changing the art on your Ideal Steel Hybrid (video) 12/16/2015
• New Hybrid Dimensions and Specifications 12/15/2015
• "V-Dubbing" Proposed Test Protocols (video) 12/5/2015
• Cordwood High Burn Test Data (video) 12/3/2015
• Answers to questions about cold starts 12/1/2015
• Cordwood Cold Start Test Data (video) 11/30/2015
• New Stove Design Preview 11/20/2015
• 2015 Owners Open House 11/18/2015
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• We’re making our own furnace cement! 10/30/2015
• More Open House Notes 10/28/2015
• Table Scraps #4: Acorn & Oak Leaf Tools 10/27/2015
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• Keeping an Eye on Fuel Costs 10/27/15
• Inside the Race to Zero Stove- Part 1 10/23/15
• Race to Zero T-Shirt 10/23/15
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• October Ideal "Steal of the Month" 10/19/15
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• Open House for Owners 10/15/15
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• Zero Woodstove Emissions... Is It Possible? 10/15/15
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• Our August Steal of the Month ends next Monday! 8/25/15
• Table Scraps #3: Owl Tool Holder 8/17/15
• Table Scraps #2:  Fireplace Tools  8/13/15
• We're going to the dogs... 8/12/15
• Table Scraps #1: Beautiful Scraps 6/23/15
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• Company Profile: Johnny Laser & Big Orange 6/12/15
• Veteran Profile: The Wonders of Willy Jane  6/5/15  

• Burning with Patriotic Pride: "Spirit of Fire" Through July 4th
• How wood stove builders commute to work 3/11/15
• Hybrid Sale Through April 10, 2015 3/6/15
• MORE New Designs! 3/4/15
• Hybrid MANIA! Turning Woodstoves into Art  3/3/15
• We are ahead of the game! 02/26/15
• Hybrid: Version 3 02/02/15
• Why Catalytic & Hybrid Stoves are the Cleanest Burning Cordwood Stoves in America 8/26/14

A Whale of a Tale

Come gather round, I have a whale of a tale to tell you; about a stove that started out as a fish.

The creative minds at the Woodstock Soapstone Company were challenged to develop a wood stove that not only heated well but was also affordable and environmentally friendly.  Steel and soapstone  were combined to make a stove that was budget minded while utilizing the unique properties of soapstone to hold and radiate heat.  

But wait, there’s more!  Why not build a stove that can burn for a long time, and use less wood at the same time.  Why not build a stove that is unique for each customer by adding design elements that can be customized?  

Ideal Steel Center and Side Burners

Whale Tail Andirons

Fish Toolset

Always thinking outside the firebox, the designers at the Woodstock Soapstone Company wondered if a stove could be built that was not only supremely functional and efficient but it also made a real statement in a home.  What if the stove could look like, say, a fish?  The engineers and designers got to work and made a stove that looked like a huge fish.  The Ideal Steel Hybrid wood stove is a real trophy stove, with a grand prize to prove it.  (Read all about it in Popular Mechanics) Everyone thought; this is exactly what we had in mind, this is ‘Ideal’.    

Anchor Side Medallion

We know not everyone wants a stove that looks like a fish in their home, but this prize-winning stove can be customized with nautical themes. You can have a wood stove that has low emissions, is highly efficient, and comes with a seafaring theme.

Ideal Steel Winning Design

Our June Steal of the Month promotion features an anchor side medallion, sailboat side burners, a compass rose center burner, and whale tail andirons.  A matching tool set in a fish motif comes with the Steal of the Month purchase at no additional charge.

This offer will sail away at the end of June, so don’t delay.  Get to the phone and call us at 1-800-866-4344, or reserve your stove by using our online reservation form.  Be sure to take advantage of this Ideal Steel Steal of Month before the end of June to get this great price on this fabulous stove. You too can then gather around your warm hearth on a chilly evening and tell the tale of the stove that started out as a fish.

Celebrating World Turtle Day - May 23rd

World Turtle Day is May 23^rd.  Who knew? – We do, and now you do too.

World Turtle Day is a global celebration of these amazing creatures.  In some areas, folks even dress up as turtles for this special occasion.  Here at the Woodstock Soapstone Company, in honor of World Turtle Day, we are dressing up our Ideal Steel Hybrid wood stove with a turtle design for the May Ideal Steel Steal of the Month.    

Ideal Steel Burners

The American Tortoise Rescue sponsor World Turtle Day.

Ideal Steel Side Medallion 

Ideal Steel Tool Hanger

This day was created to promote awareness, and to advocate for humane treatment of all animals, including reptiles. Since its inception in 1990, the ATR has placed thousands of tortoises and turtles into caring homes and rehabilitation centers.  Now you can place an Ideal Steel Hybrid wood stove with the Turtle Steal of the Month Design in your home.

Ideal Steel Andirons

Turtles are a symbol of protection, longevity, and endurance. Like the turtle, our Ideal Steel Hybrid wood stove will provide enduring protection from a cold winter, with low emissions and high fuel efficiency.

Unlike the Turtle, slow and steady is not the best way to get an Ideal Steel Hybrid wood stove into your home.  Sooner is better!  Don’t miss this Ideal Steel Steal of the Month opportunity.  Get to the phone and call us at 1-800-866-4344, or reserve your stove by using our online reservation form.  Be sure to take advantage of this Ideal Steel Steal of Month before the end of May to get this great price on a fabulous stove.

Ideal Steel Tools

Here Comes The Sun...

It’s been a long cold winter, and we are ready for some sunshine.  In New England, it can feel like years since it has been here.  Here comes the sun, and we think it's all right.

Side and Center Burners

We’ve been getting a few teasing days – in between the snow storms.  We thought it was aliens landing, but no, it was just sunshine landing on our faces.  What a glorious thing a bit of sunshine can be after four months of winter!

We are bringing our glorious sunshine to you by way of our April Ideal Steal of the Month.  The bears are enjoying the sun as they emerge from their hibernating, and the fish are moving towards the light.  Leaves are budding, and people are appearing in their yards. 

April is a great month for both sunshine and super savings!  Save more than $600 when you take advantage of our Steal of the Month.  You will receive our famous Ideal Steel Hybrid wood stove, together with the Steal of the Month April artwork, and a set of wood stove tools to complement your stove.  

Tool Hanger