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Wire Mesh

By Admin on March 31st, 2007

Wire Mesh

Summer is such a wonderful time of year for sitting outside and enjoying the night air. But as we all know seasons change. Summer slips into fall and it just gets too nippy outside to enjoy the evening air. There is a way to extend your summer, learn how to build an outdoor wood furnace. An outdoor furnace is a great way to enjoy the crisp fall weather. So why get forced back into the house? Build a nice little outdoor furnace it's a simple project that anyone can tackle.

There are only a few simple supplies needed:

A sturdy wooden table

A piece of sheet metal

Sheet metal screws

Brick

Sand

Metal screen

Before you get started on building an outdoor wood furnace be sure you have a location suited for it. This means away from any buildings, overhanging trees or any other object that might catch fire. The table needs to be on a flat level piece of ground. The outdoor furnace will add a lot of weight to the table and you don't want the entire thing wobbling around when it's full of hot embers.

A quick option is to sink the 4 table legs. All you need to do is dig 4 post holes a couple inches deep.

Tamp down the sand at the bottom of the post hole.

Place the 4 table legs into the holes you just dug out.

Place a level on the table and make sure it's nice and even. Be sure to measure it both length and width wise.

Back fill around the table legs.

Once you've placed the table in a safe, stable, level location it's time to start building a brazier.

Place the sheet metal on top of the table. To keep everything from sliding around screw in some sheet metal screws through the sheet metal and into the table top.

Next stack 2 layers of bricks on top of the sheet metal in a circular pattern. This provides insulation between the fire and the wooden table. An outdoor furnace is nice only as long as the entire thing isn't engulfed in flames.

Now start stacking bricks around the edge of the circle. You're looking to create a bowl about 18 inches deep.

Pour the sand into the base of the outdoor furnace and sweep it into any cracks between the bricks. This keeps any embers from working down into the base.

Sweep out any excess sand.

Add wood to the new furnace!

Once you've added the wood, some kindling and newspaper light it up!

One word of warning, never use lighter fluid, it can soak into the bricks.

Place the wire mesh over the outdoor furnace. This will help prevent any sparks from flying about.

All that's left to do is pull up some lawn furniture and enjoy the heat.

Learning how to build an outdoor wood furnace is simple. Not only will you be able to enjoy the outdoors for more of the year but it will add to your home value too.

Author Jennifer Akre is an owner of numerous niche online stores that offer customers not only products, but information relating to furnishing and decorating indoor and outdoor living spaces. Whether you want to renew your deck or patio with Adirondack furniture or create the ultimate living environment with teak patio furniture that is perfect for entertaining, there is a lot of helpful advice to take advantage of to make it happen. Click today and indulge your senses.

How much is a small roll of wire mesh?

I am building a small cage for any chipmunks that my cat gets at (quite often). When the cat gets to one, we usually save it and out it in a hamster cage and release it in like a week. I want a more suitable cage for it, so I am building it. How much would some wire mesh be at like Home Depot or Lowe's. Remember it has to be small enough holes for a chipmunk to not be able to get through.

Bryan, You may look at this link for a start.
This is diamond shaped weave with 1" holes. Not sure how big your chipmunks are. Visit your local hardware store for more varieties. This roll is about $12. Good Luck.

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