The workshop is the time-tested best method for getting the complexity, the beauty, and the precautions about investing the time and work in this heater. Also a great way to find out who is building in your region. Watch this page for upcoming workshops, or just inquire. Do let me know if you’re teaching a workshop, and I’ll post it here.

Upcoming Workshops and Slideshows & Book signing Events

Greenhouse Heating with Rocket Stoves taught by Jim Schalles, of Tall Grass Vernacular!
Dates: November 2-4, 2018.    
Location: Florence, Omaha, Nebraska
Cost: $150 – $250 sliding scale. Dinner will be provided the first night, as well as lunch for Saturday and Sunday.

If you are traveling from out of town, we may be able to facilitate in lodging you.
For more information & to register, go to:  tallgrassvernacular.com or contact Jim: tallgrassvernacular@gmail.com

Details

This offering is for a weekend workshop on Rocket Stove Building! We will be constructing a Batch Box style Rocket Mass Heater in Calandra and Sam Cooper’s greenhouse in North Omaha to extend their growing season using supplemental wood-heat. This class will be an in depth, hands-on build which will empower participants to take this knowledge to create their own similar system. The principles of the build, although focused on greenhouse heating, will also be applicable to a variety of applications including home heat, cooking and hot water production as well.

Go register! tallgrassvernacular.

 

 

Rocket Mass Heater Workshop with Chris “Uncle Mud” McClellan
Dates: August 25-26, 2018.     Register by June 30 for a free copy of Rocket Mass Heaters!
Location: Fairfield, PA
Cost: $250. $225 w/meal prep discount. Fee includes camping, nutritious meals, and priceless experience.
For more information & to register, go to:  rocketmassheaterworkshop.com

 

Details
Join us for this two day workshop to help build a Rocket Mass Heater! We will be constructing a bell-style RMH at the homestead of Joy and Ryan Kudasik in Fairfield, PA. This will be an intensive workshop led by one of North America’s foremost natural builders: Chris McClellan (a.k.a. Uncle Mud). During the workshop we will construct a functional Rocket Mass Heater and you can help!

Over the course of this weekend workshop you can expect to learn:

• How to mix and apply Cob and earthen mortars from sand, clay, and water.
• To lay and cut bricks for the combustion chamber and manifold.
• To build a heat riser (with brick or steel column) and bell (barrel) installation.
• To safely cut, crimp and securely connect stove pipe for the RMH exhaust/chimney.
• To Install and attach stove pipe fittings for system ash clean outs.
• How to choose and prep a site for RMHs
• We will pay particular attention to appropriate design, sourcing of materials and the use of recycled and natural building materials in the creation of a RMH

Go register! rocketmassheaterworkshop.com

 

Pyromania! with Ianto Evans, Leslie Jackson and TBA pranksters and tricksters
Dates: October 6-8, 2017.
Location: North American School of Natural Building, Coquille, Oregon
Cost:$360. Includes teaching, camping and meals + and a signed copy of Rocket Mass Heaters, Edition III, by Ianto Evans and Leslie Jackson.
To book your place now, visit http://www.cobcottage.com/workshops

We’ll do more than rocket mass heaters, including, Count Rumford Fireplaces, the Kelly Kettle, and various other wood burning ephemera from Ianto’s strange collection, rocket stove cookers; biochar talk by Leslie, & party tricks with matches, inflammatory poetry, and song!!

 

Cabin Rocket Stove Workshop with Jim Schalles
Dates: October 6-8, 2017.
Location: Little Sioux, IA.
Cost: $150-$250, sliding scale. Fee includes camping and warm vegetarian meals.
For more information & to register, please refer to tallgrassvernacular.com/workshops.html

This will be an intensive, hands on weekend workshop for learning how to build a code-approved rocket mass heater/cookstove combination.
This workshop will focus on the principles of clean combustion, rocket stove adaptations, and brick laying.
Class size will be limited to 7 students.

 

Sites to watch for workshops:

Max and Eva Edleson: Firespeaking
Bernhard Masterson
Kirk “Donkey” Mobert: Sun Dog School of Natural Building
Flemming and Karen Abrahamsson, based in Denmark: Fornyet Energi