"Hi Albie & Cheryl - About ten years ago I built one of your brick heaters even though I had never laid a brick in my life. I was able to do it thanks to your encouragement and advice - the final product was both beautiful and truly the 'heart of our home'. Unfortunately, two years after it was completed we moved to Colorado and life has never been the same. We moved back to the D.C. area five years ago and whenever I pass my old house I feel that I have lost something very warm and dear. Yesterday the owner of the house contacted me and invited me over. After all these years I got to see my baby again and it was just as grand and beautiful as when we left. The new owners have also found that the heater is the heart of their home which tempered my sadness at having given up something that I had enjoyed so much. As I ran my hand over the soapstone keystone I remembered the times that Albie would call me from wherever he was working, including North Dakota, to answer my questions and the times that Cheryl would keep encouraging me that I could see the project through. You two don't have a business - you have a way of life and I will always feel indebted to you for having shared it with me. It appears from your website that the intervening years have treated you well and I hope that the future brings you as much warmth as you have given so many others. Sincerely, Bob de Sugny" "Dear Albie, In the middle of 1999 I have built a finnish style wood stove following your handbook and the kind guidance you gave by phone and e-mail. The house took a little longer to complete. We have finally moved in last November. The wonderfull stove is our only heat source in the 2000 sq ft house. We have no problems maintaining +72F in the areas close to the wood stove and a little less in the more remote bedrooms. The bake oven and the water jacket provide valuable service as well. I thank my lucky star for the inspiration your literature gave me and all the other help you provided. It is particularly much appreciated in this period of rising petroleum and natural gas prices. Best regards and many thanks again." Peter & Hilda "....We wanted to let you know how well the fireplace is working. We lost our power on Thursday at 2pm [January 11th, 1998] and we have been toasty warm ever since. We have been able to keep the downstairs temperature at 65 degrees or higher and the upstairs at 60 degrees or so. We haven't had to sleep downstairs yet. The real test will come tonight when the temp really drops. We are so glad we have this woodstove. It looks great and works great!" - Cathy, Doug and Griffin "It's Tuesday, January 13, snowy and grey. I am snuggled next to my very favorite Russian, as is our winter fattened cat, Little Fox. This Russian speaks in tongues which I thoroughly understand and appreciate--tongues of flame-producing coals which have made all the difference during this ice induced outage. I have to say my feeling about electricity is a love/spurn variety. The outage benefits are great in freeing one from habit. Quiet, conversation, contemplation, in place of the e-mail, T.V., radio that others here are addicted to, are giving me a much needed creative input of power--so, my "out-age" is yin-yang. It's really an "in-age." What a complicated route to simplicity. Anyway, I am momentarily content. Studying your brickwork, I am seeing a clean-out flower. Seems like a lot of fun could be had with brick placement . . . or does one have to stay within strict rules for stability, etc.? My best wishes, warm thoughts to you and yours, Albie." - D.D.   Panyol 120 Oven Testimonial Read detailed notes of one client's project, including itemized expenses.

Contact us: Maine Wood Heat Co., Inc. 254 Fr. Rasle Rd. Norridgewock, ME 04957 Phone: 207-696-5442 Fax: 207-696-5856 E-mail: mwhcoinc@prexar.com

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