It's been so cold. This will be my next woodworking project. See any issues?

[LCHIEN]

Probably keep me very warm.

What kind of wood should I use?

[leehljp]

This looks like wood but would be more fire resistant:
https://www.homedepot.com/p/TrafficM...L1P2/307659947

[NoeDickinson]

This looks like wood but would be more fire resistant:

You mean it's made of aluminum but looks like wood, right?

[LCHIEN]

You mean it's made of aluminum but looks like wood, right?

no, if you read the link its ceramic wood look tiles. But its fireproof.

[Jim Frye]

My FIL actually made a fireplace from wood for his living room and it was on casters so it could be moved like furniture. Oh yeah, he put an electric heater in it that had fake flames coming out of the fake logs.

[twistsol]

A fireplace made of real wood that pretended to burn fake wood. That's end of humanity stuff right there.

[capncarl]

Old timers, as in early American settlers in the Midwest, living in peat cabins, commonly built wood fireplaces. I believe the wood was merely a media to stick the mud too. They were fairly large to give the builder room enough to climb up the chimney and smear mud. I can’t imagine them using a large fire, mainly because they didn’t have much wood, but also didn’t want to burn the chimney down.

[dbhost]

Ugh. Just ugh.

[pearson]

Great job! Just one question — what do you usually do with leftover wood and other materials after a project is done? I’ve been thinking a lot about sustainable practices lately. I recently found Republic Services phone number and am considering giving them a call to talk about smarter ways to handle garbage disposal. It seems like a good step toward managing waste more responsibly, especially when it comes to construction scraps, sawdust, or excess materials that pile up quickly.