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12/31/12, 11:23 AM
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Wood Cook Stove Prices
What kind of prices do wood cook stoves bring? Is this one worth $250?
What should I look for?
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12/31/12, 12:27 PM
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It's all according to the shape the stove is in, and the brand. Stoves made later generally sell for less on sites like ebay and craigs list. Stoves like that one are priced from around $300 to $1000.
Check the grates in the firebox, and make sure there aren't any cracks in the metal.
It all depends on your location too. I had to drive a few hours to buy my last one. They aren't too many for sale right around here. What's close sells as antiques, with the responding prices!
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12/31/12, 12:33 PM
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Check to see if the oven has rusted out areas, and if the grates are in good shape and working (moveable to shake out the ash). And if the top is still even or warped.
Measure the back outlet to find out what stovepipe size it needs.
One on craigslist in what appears to be very good shape listed for $600, location central Indiana.
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12/31/12, 12:40 PM
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I think $250 sounds very reasonable. We found an old one on craigslist a couple years ago and paid $250 and had to take it apart to sand down parts and repaint. AND we drove three hours to pick it up (one way). It was so worth it!
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12/31/12, 12:50 PM
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Yes, 250. is a good price aslong as the grates are ok and the oven dosen't have holes. I hope you realize that stove is missing the back between the surface and warming ovens. But it's not that big of a deal to replace it.
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12/31/12, 04:06 PM
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Oh yea, that thing, with work will become a jewel. If there is no rusted out places and the fire box and grates are good. Sound like a good deal. Metal around oven on the inside can usually be replaced. I frequent antiques shops often and it has been a long time since I have seen one and much higher when you do.
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12/31/12, 09:01 PM
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It absolutely is worth $250. Where is it? What state are you in?
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01/01/13, 01:40 AM
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What brand is it? Its a 6 holer. That oughta do plenty of cooking.
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01/01/13, 03:16 AM
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As long as it is not burnt out it is well worth the asking price .
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01/01/13, 06:01 AM
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StudHualer, You should visually check the body for cracks especially in the structure around the firebox. I might be interested in that stove myself if it isn't that far away. I'm between Jackson TN and Memphis. May I again ask where you are located?
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01/01/13, 06:38 PM
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That Home Comfort is missing the back splash. The oven is sheet metal with a porcelian finish. check in the oven, near the fire box, up near the top. Any leaks, rust holes? You don't want to smoke your pies and breads. Look to see if the cast iron pieces surround the firebox? Are they swollen and mis-shapened? Is the bace of the chimney intact or cracked?
Keep in mind they aren't airtight stoves and their firebox is very small. wood needs to be special cut to about 12 to 14 inches long and split down small, to fit. If I had only 250 to spend and didn't mind replacing the back splash, I'd buy it. 30 years ago I bough one like that and spent countless hours and money replacing the rusty sheet metal with stainless steel panels. No, it wasn't worth it.
Pioneer Princess or Baker's Choice are air tight cookstoves that have big fireboxes. But are plain looking.
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01/01/13, 08:50 PM
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Bob, I am about 1000 miles away. I'll let you know if I don't get it.
Haypoint the ad for the stove called it a "Range Eternal" but you are calling it a home comfort. Any difference in the two stoves. Special wood is not a problem. I don't have the $250 to spend, BUT if it is a real good deal I would hate to pass it up. I will try to go look at it in the next couple of days.
Thanks all for the info.
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01/01/13, 09:42 PM
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At first glance, I thought it was a home comfort. Same advice, look for rusted sheet metal and cracked castings. Seldom can you get replacement parts. Did you look through ebay. lots there. Many are best offer and have been on ebay repeatedly.
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01/02/13, 04:17 PM
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check it out carefully. If it is sound, it is worth it. A new one costs an arm and a leg. I find the small firebox is a plus for a cooking stove. Ask me how I know.
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01/02/13, 05:55 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Tabitha
check it out carefully. If it is sound, it is worth it. A new one costs an arm and a leg. I find the small firebox is a plus for a cooking stove. Ask me how I know.
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The wood stove I used for nearly 30 years had a small firebox and wasn't air tight. My very first experience with it I was trying to heat the kitchen while I slept on the floor. The firebox went from roaring hot to stone cold in about an hour. So, I was building a fire, from scratch, every hour and a half. It got down to minus 30 that night. The kitchen was small and was closed off with a door. Wasn't a restful night.
Where I live there is snow on the ground from November into April. Even in the summer there is a breeze. The cook stove was used to heat the house when just taking off a chill was enough. Cooking on a wood cook stove isn't hard. Maintaining an even heat for an hour is much more complicated. Take away any effective way to shut off the air intake or to shut down the damper, as is the case in most old stoves, and you'll test your fire control skills.
If I lived in an area with little snow,I'd want a quick fire and the small firebox wouldn't matter, as much.
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01/02/13, 06:20 PM
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Tabitha, How do you know? 
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