Portable Wood Gasifier Camping Stove

Finally, a new post!  I'm sorry about the hiatus.  Not to worry, though, I'm back with a few projects I did during my absence.  

This project is called a "wood gasifier camping stove".  It's a portable, homemade stove, of the gasifier type.  This means, that the thing you're heating is heated by hot gas that's created by the burning of a fuel source, in this case it's wood.  

You'll need two food cans, one larger than the other.  I used an empty ravioli can and a large can that held either peaches or pie filling.  You need to keep the lid to the larger can and remove it with a safety can opener if you have one.  If not, use a regular can opener sideways.  The top rim needs to stay in tact.  

As far as tools, I did mine without anything electric, but if you have a drill, it'll make things a whole lot easier.  I used a piercing type can opener (sometimes called a church key), an awl (kinda like an icepick), tin snips, pliers, and a grinding stone. 

The large lid that was saved needs to have a hole cut in the middle of it, the exact size of the smaller can.  Cutting in a circle with tin snips can be tricky, but fairly doable, an electric grinder would probably work a bit easier.  Large holes need to be pierced all around the side of the large can at the bottom edge.  Smaller holes need to be pierced on the bottom and on the side of the smaller can, near the top and bottom edges.  


Bend the top edge of the large can inward slightly, all around.  Sand or grind the edge so it's not sharp.  The lid will be used "upside down" so the rim fits over the edge of the can.  Fit the smaller can into the lid and slide it up to the top of the can.  Place it into the large can.  You're done!  

You can fill it with sticks and tinder, light it from the top and you've got yourself a small camping stove.  If you don't have a pot stand, you can use a large canned chicken can.  Pierce large holes along the bottom edge, cut the bottom out, and cut away a section so that you have access to your fire when you have a pot or pan on top.  I did mine in a different order and it kinda turned out to be a bit of a hack job because the bottom edge wasn't as strong as it had been, but it works fine.  This size can fits on top of the stove perfectly.

LINKS:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nHtA-d9hNPk&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0zji0oDc0kQ

The other resources I used were downloaded PDFs that I'll post once I figure out how to do that here.