Welcome to Woodstock Soapstone

Of all today’s wood burning stoves, the Progress Hybrid achieves the highest BTU output during EPA testing - 73,171 BTUs/hr. Perfect for large or older, drafty homes. See for yourself on the EPA’s website. Some stove manufacturers exaggerate heat outputs; EPA reporting is the bottom line.

Away all day at work? Away overnight? The PROGRESS Hybrid will easily burn 12-14 hours or more on one load. When you return, your stove will still be warm, thanks to soapstone’s unique ability to hold coals and achieve long burns. Our catalytic combustor assures that even during very long burns the stove performs efficiently and cleanly. It’s more efficient than other wood stoves, so you get more heat at lower outputs than with other wood stoves. With our hybrid technology, you can burn very low or very high heat and still get more heat per pound of wood.

If you’re burning wood to save money and heat your home, you’ll appreciate the long burn times, constant heat, and fuel economy of the Progress Hybrid. Our stove’s high efficiency means you will use less time, less effort, and less wood to heat your home than you will with any other woodstove. We guarantee it – or we’ll buy it back!

Click here to see a chart that shows maximum heat output and average emissions for a variety of wood stoves. The EPA tests are the only truly objective way to compare performances between stoves using the same fuel and the same firing procedures.

This is the most efficient wood stove listed by EPA over the last 20 years — more efficient than all but one pellet stove. Non-catalytic stoves achieve 63% efficiency; catalytic stoves are 72% efficient, and pellet stoves 78%. The Progress Hybrid proved an average of 81% efficiency in EPA testing. Higher efficiency means more heat from the wood you burn, or less wood to heat the same space than with a less efficient wood stove.

The Progress is a HYBRID because it uses both a catalytic combustor and a secondary combustion system. Until now, most wood stoves used one or the other. Now, you get the best of both systems - combined. A catalytic combustor breaks down the compounds in wood smoke at temperatures as low as 500 degrees F allowing complete combustion, high efficiency, and low emissions. The secondary combustion system engages as exhaust temperatures reach about 1000 degrees F. You get a clean and very efficient burn throughout a wide range of burn rates, squeezing every last BTU from the wood you burn.

The warmth of a fire, the charm of watching the flames and the catalytic efficiency of a Woodstock Soapstone stove- a winning combination! Heat- retentive soapstone radiates a steady, even warmth that metal stoves can’t match.

All of our soapstone stoves (wood and gas) provide warmth and sustenance when the electricity is out. Heat and eat no matter the weather!

Mother nature provides the beauty inherent in the soapstone, while we provide the design and engineering to make the most of it. Double walled stone construction and detailed castings ensure beauty and durability.

Visitors are always welcome at our factory/showroom in New Hampshire, where you can see how our stoves are made and watch our craftsmen construct them.

Last Updated (Tuesday, 08 May 2012 09:36)