Woodstock Soapstone Blog

We can smell winter in the air- can you? Pine trees, cinnamon, wood smoke and snow, these are all smells we associate with winter.  Outside, the newly fallen snow is clinging to pine branches, and inside wood stoves are keeping us cozy and warm.  Winter is definitely here.Side MedallionWinter smells..

Survival Stove - The OrchardFor the last 14 months, we’ve been working vigorously to develop a small hybrid wood and coal stove for the Navajo Nation - a stove that is clean, efficient and inexpensive.  The development of that stove is finished, and we’ll begin shipping Navajo Stoves to the Navajo r..

“ Over the River and Through the Wood” is a famous line from “The New-England Boy’s Song about Thanksgiving Day”.  The poem was originally published in the book “Flowers for Children”, depicting a story about a family riding in a sleigh on their way toSide PanelGrandfather’s house for a Thanksgiving..

Navajo Beta StoveA little over a year ago, we started working on a design for a clean-burning wood/coal stove for use in the Navajo Nation, located at the “4 corners” where Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado and Utah meet.  In February, 2017, we installed a series of “beta” stoves in Navajo homes on the ..

Halloween - or All Hallows’ Eve - arrives on the last day of October.  The days get shorter, darkness settles in early, the temperatures turn colder.  We decorate our homes with jack-o'-lanterns, ghosts and yes, ravens.   Raven Side MedallionsVampires, Wood Devils, Wizards and of course, Witches all..

Apple Tree Side Medallion When autumn arrives in New England, there is a quintessential appearance to the landscape.  Apples and pumpkins are ready, and waiting to be picked.  The deciduous trees are showing off their coloring skills.  This is a time of great beauty as mother earth prepares for the ..

August is upon us. The days are getting shorter, and twilight comes earlier. We notice the birds are getting ready for their migration south. Nature knows winter is just around the corner.  Songbirds Side MedallionHere in New England, the Northern Geese are flying south. Their silhouettes are easily..

Our Ideal Steel ‘Steal of the Month’ is sure to turn up the heat! This Dragon sizzles even without a blaze.  Just imagine how much heat you will get this winter when our Mystic Dragon shows off a real fire!Mystic Dragon Side MedallionDragons are symbols of strength, loyalty, energy and protection. L..

Come gather round, I have a whale of a tale to tell you; about a stove that started out as a fish.The creative minds at the Woodstock Soapstone Company were challenged to develop a wood stove that not only heated well but was also affordable and environmentally friendly.  Steel and soapstone were co..

World Turtle Day is May 23rd.  Who knew? – We do, and now you do too.World Turtle Day is a global celebration of these amazing creatures.  In some areas, folks even dress up as turtles for this special occasion.  Here at the Woodstock Soapstone Company, in honor of World Turtle Day, we are dressing ..

It’s been a long cold winter, and we are ready for some sunshine.  In New England, it can feel like years since it has been here.  Here comes the sun, and we think it's all right.Side and Center BurnersWe’ve been getting a few teasing days – in between the snow storms.  We thought it was aliens land..

Beware the Ides of March - but not at Woodstock Soapstone!  We love the Ides of March.  This is when we commemorate our March Steal of the Month.  Roman Acanthus Leaves HangerMarch has inspired us to bring ornamental Roman acanthus leaves to our Ideal Steel Hybrid Wood Stove.  Just as the acanthus l..

We have been so busy in our research and development department, creating and building the stoves for the Navajo Reservation, that our Steal of the Month Specials have been in hiatus.To make up for this lapse, we are announcing our biggest and best Steal of the Month selection that we have ever offe..

This 5 minute video (edited down from 7.5 minutes), shows our crew's drive out from the last Navajo Beta Stove installation in Steamboat, Arizona.  The trick to getting to some homes is to get in and out early while the ground is still frozen, but we didn't have that option!..

Moving in the new stoveThe second beta installation was for a young family in Lupton, AZ.  Just starting out with their own little home on familial land, Amber & Leonard, were in need of some economical heat.  They were incurring huge electric bills each month from using space heaters.  The addition..

The stove Tony was usingThe crew is back and we are beginning to get the stories of their Navajo Adventures.  It was a non-stop, whirlwind of driving, hauling, and installing.  From picking up the stoves and equipment at the ABF Truck Terminal, to making the two-hour drive from Albuquerque, New Mexi..

The objective: Install a wood stove into a home on the Navajo Reservation. The challenge: Getting the wood stove from the truck to the home during Navajo mud season. The solution: Woodstock Soapstone Stove Wranglers!Yankee ingenuity was put to good use when confronted with the obstacles of mud seaso..

End of a long dayAs our team winds down their delivery and installation of the new stoves on the Navajo American Indian Reservation, we thought we’d take a moment to share a little of their adventures.Mud Season comes early in the Southwestern part of the United States.  This was only one of the cha..

Navajo Beta Stove - Gasket is AddedHere at the Woodstock Soapstone Company, we have been very busy.  For the past 3-4 months, we have been fervently working on a stove designed for use by Navajo American Indians who live on the Navajo Nation Reservation at the “4 Corners”  (where Colorado, Utah, Ari..

Although the weather was dreary on October 22nd, our Open House was anything but!  We saw smiling faces around every corner.  The beer was flowing, the burgers were grilling and the stoves were getting a lot of love and appreciation.    We would like to thank everyone who made the trek to..