Making your own: wood stove

Wood stoves are becoming increasingly popular for heating entire homes, but the ones on the market are still quite expensive. Here are a few links by folks who have built their own wood stove, and are willing to share their experience with others who have the same dream of greater self-sufficiency.

Old, discarded water heaters are the material of the day:

• THIS website has pictures with plenty of instructions.

• Mother Earth News has an old article with steps for building one of these heaters.

• HERE are step-by-step instructions as well.