How to build a tiny masonry heater for the woodshop 

For everyone who wants plans, I would recommend this site, free detailed plans for many many stoves of various sizes, some even small enough to go on a strong wooden floor... eng.stove.ru/products/otopitelno_varochnyie_pechi_ovik/ovik The stove from this video is a very similar design to one built by FireSpeaking, called the "cabin stove" though I don't think they offer plans anymore...

The garage at our farm was broken into two nights ago and all the tools that belonged to my grandfather were stolen. For some reason watching you work in this video gives me peace. You make me think of what he might have been when he was a young man. Thank you.

as a bricklayer these old methods of mortar /clay slurry/and insulation etc are interesting , Remember guys you have the option of 10% lime mixed with building sand and water to make lime mprtar(instead of cement mortar) if you live in a built up area and dont have access to clay to make slurry and wish to practice your brick bonds and building walls or stove projects like this and repeat until you get it right.. When your work is finished you can crit it and when youre ready to try again just pull it down the next day and brush the bricks dry and wash bricks clean in bucket of water . You can then repeat and practice til youre satisfied with your brickwork project. IMPORTANT don't leave project for longer than 3 weeks or it will set hard and cure as cement and bricks. NB. this doesn't apply to slurry insulation. this is a very clean practical way to practice brickwork in your garden or patio. using the same sand and lime repeatedly. jiust break the project down on completion then use a hard scrubbing brush and separate sand and bricks into two clean piles. enjoy

Three different mixes in the video, 1. Vermiculite, clay slurry (used as insulation layer under heater 2. Clay slurry, sand (used for mortar between bricks) 3. Clay slurry, sand, wood ashes, wool (used as fireproof layer inside firebox)

I love this. No dialogue and especially No Music!

Mr. Chickadee never fails to impress. If the year was 1840 and we were settling the land I would pick this guy to be on my team. Amazing to watch a video without rambling or clickbait in 2019.

Sir, you made your own concrete out of clay dirt, haven't seen that process since I was a child in the coal fields of West Virginia. Thanks for taking me back.

Hey mr chickadee If I’m not mistaken I subscribed 4 years ago, I’m 14 now, and that’s when I learned carpentry. I started making a guitar pic with just an old knife and sand paper. Now, I specialise myself in carving. I really thank you for these videos that you’ve posted. These were one of the sources of my inspiration. God bless!!

Wish there were more RU-vid’s like Mr. Chickadee’s. I echo all the other kudos for a vid well done.

I just want to say how much i appreciate this channel, I spent 3 yrs in Japan building 2x4 western style homes in the 90's, I have always wanted to go back and see how the Japanese built their traditional homes from start to finish. I was able to view different homes being built the traditional way as a passerby to and from the train station on the way to work, but none to this level of detail and exact precision that the Japanese master carpenters exhibit on a daily basis. Thank you Mr Chickadee for showing us your passion.... hope you keep it going.

It might take that thing a bit to get warmed up on a cold morning but once it does, I'll bet that sweet baby can throw the heat! My father built a large scale version of this in the basement of our house! I'm sure you were glad for yours last winter! Thanks for the fun video!

Very cool. Preserving skills that are being lost is so important. I was halfway expecting you to start making bricks when you started digging & sifting that clay! 😄

The old cast iron cook stove "parts" are beautiful. It is great you found them.

This is what the people from Texas needed in February, 2021. Beautiful build.

Very interesting and relaxing video. Thank you for not adding music!!

Beautiful. Love the quiet--just the sounds of a man at work and happy about it.

Why do you not have 1 mil subs. I can watch your videos for hours and not realize it. Perfect content . . . Clearly letting his work speak for itself.

This dude never ceases to amaze me.

Wow, AWESOME design and build.

Dude! You are such a gift! Thank you for all the time and effort you put into making and then editing your videos! They’re great!

Really like this and looking forward to building one in the future in another Small Cabin Living Project. Thanks for sharing..

I really like this. The time you spent building something useful and sharing is inspiring. I hope to find the bricks soon for this looks like fun, maybe if only for a week. Thanks.

I love it. He knew right where to dig to find that clay! That would be a very nice way to keep a greenhouse warm, too, if you live in an area and need to keep the plants from freezing, too.

Great video my son was in the peace corp in Paraguay and on a three week visit my wife and I got to help him help rural folks make fagones(cook stoves) We used clay. sand and cow manure as mortar. The cow manure made the motar really sticky and helped prevent cracking. We used unfired clay bricks and constructed it a lot like yours. We made the chimney bigger and taller so we could put in an oven box. He revisited his site 6 years later and the stoves he helped build still worked fine, Did you ever look at my you tube on building my log cabin? log cabin building-tour Your work is much more refined Love your work Dave

Thank you for blessing all of us with the honor to watch you work.

Very enjoyable to watch! It's fun watching someone build something like this!

This was so comforting to watch, and the wood crackling at the end~

So inspiring. Thank you, again, Mr. Chickadee!

Straight and to the point! Beautifully done! No music!

Nice little heater, resourceful work, thanks for the link. Firewood, we used to say it warms ya 3 times, cutting, stacking and burning.

Before I even watch this Mr. Chickadee, you gotta know that we have some sort of ethereal connection goin'. First thing this morning all over my yard were Chickadees. One even hanging on to a towel I set out on the porch to dry. Now all of a sudden your new video appears. Synchronicity, perhaps? Connectivity, for sure.

For me, your films are a combination of work and meditation!

Fabulous!!

Thank you so much! For everything you do! You give us invaluable tools for life!

I love the detail you put into every motion of your craft. One thing I have learned, wet your bricks in a bucket before mortaring. You might have done so, I couldn't tell from the video. Really impressed with your knowledge at a young age, you have taught me quite a lot! I have been in the historic restoration trade for many years in New England. I know my trade through the love of the craft. I am fortunate enough to be able to do quality work. I particularly like the charred siding

Absolutely awesome craftsmanship

That's a nice little heater.

Great stove for heating and cooking. What a surprise at the end. Thank you for posting.

Very innovative., resourceful. You have in direct heat and direct. Great video.

👏👏👏 Nice heater!!!

As always awesome job, by the way thank you for stating in the comments the clay/mortar mixture this was going to be one of my questions. Take care and God bless you and your family!

I love the wood stove the material and the skills. Thank you for sharing

Any time I see you've posted a new video I can't concentrate on anything else until I watch it :-D

Another wonderful video. I'm on nightshift in the North West Highlands of Scotland (01:43) and this is a treat. Thank you.

Great timing...I have been researching small wood burners for my shop. Thank you!

wow.... as always loves your clips where no music but the natural sounds...

How sweet that you took the time to show how❤️❤️❤️🙏

There's no warmth like wood heat period awesome 👍.

Everytime I watch his videos I ask myself "why?" and then immediately I ask myself "why not?"

It's really nice to see you at it again,l missed your short films

Excellent job

Truly lovely.

There's rocket-mass heater; then there's mass heater; this is the latter! Still heats up, and stays warm a long time!!Good show!

That clay slurry mortar looks like a far nicer consistency than the sand/cement mortar I'm used to: sticks to bricks beautifully

Looks really cosy and warm.

I too am a fan of the jungle boots. Your way of life is very inspiring, thank you.

Vraiment sympas toutes ces vidéos. Bravo !

This was a great build. Thank you.

Just in time for winter. It looks good, now you have a use for all your scrap wood.

Enjoyed the video and thanks for taking the time to produce the video. Y'all take care and God bless.

This reminds me to go to the feed store and buy some large rubber containers and a sifter for preps...

Very beautiful... and so instructive! Thanks.

You mud that brick like a pro...good job of masonry.

I love videos like this. I learn so much. And, it was very relaxing to watch. I really liked it without background music or a lot of talking and stuff. Just the soothing sounds of you methodically working works very well for me. I merrily subscribed.

Thanks a lot Mr. Chickadee!!

Amazing, and you did it all without waking the kids! Thank you - very oddly satisfying.

Nice job! Thank you for sharing!

Mr. Chickadee, I find your videos highly entertaining and inspirational. I wish my HOA wasn't so rabid-- we can't even lay a paving stone in the backyard without approval.

Nice work.and all the costruction work,lost art in woodworking by hand no power tools.. love it.

Liked the stove/heater very much. It was different from other people's I've seen.

Very well done video and heating stove. Thanks for your work on these projects and for the link to the plans.

Thank you for sharing and Greetings from North Michigan, USA. Enjoyed watching.

Beautiful and cozy

I am speechless, many hours of work years maybe centuries of use. A masonry cool

Absolutely riveting! Love the flow of the whole thing!

I really like your work keep it up.

love it. Takes me way way way back. If I could only tell the stories.

The silence was deafening. Liked it.

love it thanks for sharing.

Intriguing. Good job.

7600 views with only seven hundred or so likes. What’s not to love about this much less like. I have also been watching Self Build in Japan. Similar in video technique and letting the work speak for itself. Thank you for sharing your beautiful workmanship. From the high plains of Texas.

You make some pretty cool things

Beautiful! Thank you for sharing

I see you've gotten a lot better with the trowel. Very nice sir.

Beautiful job. Excellent mason!

Another great video

Gorgeous! And very practical!

Thank you, for the video. You did a very nice job, well done...!!!

I’ve been watching since your first video and you are still my favorite channel. 😎🙏

Amazing work!!!! Thanks for sharing!!!! Panos from Greece.

Dudes putting off a murderess vibe... I like it.

Good amish craftsmanship

Very nice, appreciate your efforts, TY

The whole recipe is splendid 😋✨😍

Good job. Thanks from Madrid, Spain

Thank you Sir !!! Very empowering

Beautiful as usual. Missed the detail for the damper. This is a project I think I can swindle my husband into doing.😜👍🏻😃👏

Another awesome video by the Master.

this is really good, i learned things here

vary nice this video changed my plans for my shop thanks