This is actually pretty cool I have seen a guy.

I've devised a simple method of converting a stump to a rocket stove. Using a chainsaw with a long bar, plunge the nose strait down. Then dig a hole beneath soil depth at whatever spot is easiest, lowest on a slope or toward the prevailing wind. Do a few plunge cuts horizontally to meet with the chimney.

Have some Citrus stumps i cut to the ground i'll probably prep over the summer for removing this fall.

Feb 05, I have had a stump in my yard since I purchased my home. I finally decided i needed to do something about it. I considered renting a stump grinder but inst Missing: rocket stove. He said it burns for hours just sitting there on the ice.

This works with a tree stump as well. This is a fun way to remove a tree stump only if you have 24 to 48 hours to burn. No pun intended, haha. Rocket Stove. This is similar to the Swedish candle method but instead of making crisscross cuts just. Drill a hole down the center of the stump.

Apr 27, I say build a temporary chimney (a la rocket stove) around a trunk and try burning it out to see how effective that works. Just stack cinder blocks around it and have it go a couple of feet above the trunk. Here is my quick google search: How to Build a Rocket Stove. Of course you will need to modify the size to fit the different sized stumps.

Nov 21, If you want the roots out, drill the holes in your stump and fill them with fertilizer. Cover the stump with a tarp and wait until the following year to burn it.