Woodstock Soapstone Blog

We just added to our suite of metal-cutting equipment!  The IPG Laser Cube, a fiber optic laser, is the newest addition to our CNC cutting equipment; which includes a Bystronic CO2 laser and a Mitsubishi Water Jet. The IPG Laser is made in Massachusetts, about a 2 hour drive from our facility, which..

We receive a large number of pallets from material suppliers every month.  For example, our sheet metal arrives on 5' x 8' pallets with lots of good 1 x 4's and 2 x 4's.  Since we crate our stoves in wood, using primarily 1 x 4's and 2 x 4's, it makes no sense to take used pallets to the landfill a..

This is a fabulous time-lapse video one of our customers made of their stove installation.  The installation was truly a family affair; everyone chipped in to make a tripod hoist, hook up the stove pipe and connect an outside air system.  We hope you enjoy it as much as we did!We..

Above is a photo of Fireview Catalysts being oxidized at Woodstock Soapstone Company (April 2022) prior to being coated.  The oxidation process creates an aluminum oxide (Al2O3) layer on the surface of the FeCrAl Ferritic Stainless Steel used to build Woodstock Soapstone Catalysts...

Linked below is Part 3 of Tom Morrissey’s review of the NESCAUM “Assessment”.Part 3 questions whether any stove can be successfully tested with with the new IDC method (now ALT-140) and achieve less than 2.0 g/hr emissions and greater than 75% HH..

Linked below is Tom Morrissey's reply to comments made by NESCAUM regarding part 1 of the previously posed Review.  Two of Woodstock Soapstone's stoves (with similar model numbers) were certified to EPA 2020 standards using two different approved test methods on two different dates.  These tests are..

Linked below is Part 2b of Tom Morrissey's review of the NESCAUM "Assessment".  Part 2b focuses on density, data, and invalid test runs.NESCAUM was unable to achieve the required density in a majority of its tests reviewed, rendering these tests invalid and raising red flags about their methods.  Ap..

Almost concurrent with the release of our “Review Part 1” statement on May 15th, nine State Attorney Generals (from states VT, MA, RI, NY, NJ, MD, WA, OR, and AK) sent a letter to the EPA.  The letter urged the EPA to revoke the current cordwood test method (ASTM E-3053) and adopt the new method (ID..

   In March of this year the Northeast States for Coordinated Air Use Management (NESCAUM) published an attack on the EPA wood stove certification process. The document, entitled “Assessment of EPA’s Residential Wood Heater Program”, claims that the EPA process is dysfunctional and a systemic failur..

Get out the soup bowls, gather the family and warm up by your Woodstock Soapstone stove for this cozy sweet potato & black bean chili recipe!   Ingredients:2 teaspoons extra-virgin olive oil1 small onion, finely diced1 small sweet potato, peeled and diced2 cloves garlic, minced1 tablespoon chili pow..

If you Purchased a Woodstock Soapstone Wood Stove between January 2019 & December 2020 a $300 Tax Credit is Still Available     In answer to the many questions about the new tax credit and cut-off dates, we want to note that qualifying wood stove purchases AND installations conducted from January 1s..

New 26% Tax Credit Applies to Stove Purchase Price and Any Related Costs for Installation       The Biomass Thermal Energy Council (BTEC) has been working to implement the Biomass Thermal Utilization (BTU) act for more than a decade - and it’s finally been realized!  On December 21st 2020, Congress ..

New 26% Tax Credit Applies to Stove Purchase Price and Any Related Costs for Installation       The Biomass Thermal Energy Council (BTEC) has been working to implement the Biomass Thermal Utilization (BTU) act for more than a decade - and it’s finally been realized!  On December 21st 2020, Congress ..

Working in IsolationWe have a small number of employees at work every day (because we have to issue paychecks, keep up with all the various state and federal requirements for employee leave, answer questions, and keep the loading docks open for shipments in and out).  When we’re not  busy with essen..

We have a small number of employees at work every day (because we have to issue paychecks, keep up with all the various state and federal requirements for employee leave, answer questions, and keep the loading docks open for shipments in and out).  When we’re not  busy with essential tasks, we h..

While other manufacturers are struggling to certify stoves to the EPA 2020 standards, the wood stoves we’ve been producing since 1995 have been exceeding the new, stricter wood stove standard!For the last 25 years we have been building and selling the cleanest stoves in the United States!Model 205, ..

While other manufacturers are struggling to certify stoves to the EPA 2020 standards, the wood stoves we’ve been producing since 1995 have been exceeding the new, stricter wood stove standard! For the last 25 years we have been building and selling the cleanest stoves in the United States! Mod..

With the recent cold snap, we are getting more and more images of our beautiful, high efficiency stoves from customers in different parts of the country. Below are a few of our newest images, and we're sure more will be coming! The first two pictures below show the Absolute Steel Hu Absolute Ste..

Customers have been submitting some wonderful installation images of and comments about their Woodstock Soapstone stoves recently, and we wanted to share a few of them here on our blog.  This group is a nice representation showing one of our newer wood stoves, the Progress Hybrid, our largest gas..

A big congratulations to Joyce Cooper, the winner of our Free Survival Hybrid Wood Stove giveaway! Joyce's name and email were picked at random at noon on December 31, 2019, and Joyce was notified immediately by email.Joyce called right away both excited and surprised that she actually won! Turns ou..