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Contact Alex Chernov,
Certified Heater Mason
Member of MHA, ASTM 06.54,
MHA Technical Committee Chair
WETT#8347
Tel. (519) 938-9166
Cell (416) 708-8139
alex_stovemaster(@)yahoo.ca
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News / Articles
News | Articles
Fall 2010
Three workshops on construction of double-bell heaters are
planned during months of August – October in Ajax,
ON (Toronto area, Canada), Cincinnati, OH, USA and Vancouver Island,
BC Canada. Dates for the workshops are not yet confirmed. Interested people
should contact Alex.
May 10-14, 2010
Alex Chernov will be leading a 5-day complete heater construction workshop
in Flesherton, ON. A double-bell heater with black bake oven will be
constructed for a low-energy house during this workshop. Interested people
should contact Alex.
October 23-25, 2009
Alex Chernov and Norbert Senf led a Bell Heater Construction
and Testing workshop in Caledon, ON. All proceeds were donated
to the MHA rising $2450 for MHA’s technical programs. Report on
the workshop at the MHA web page:
http://heatkit.com/html/lopezv.htm
July 4-11, 2009
Alex Chernov will be leading an international workshop on construction of a multifunctional Russian Teplushka Stove of Igor Kuznetsov’s design (www.stove.ru) in Ete, Hungary.
April 10-16, 2009
Alex Chernov participated in designing of an experimental bell/rocket heater versions at the Rocket Heater workshop held at the 2009 annual meeting of the MHA in North Carolina, USA. Report about workshops is available here: http://www.mha-net.org/docs/v8n2/wildac09.htm
January, 2009
Alex Chernov joined Swedish heater and oven builder John Fisher in visiting successful Dutch heater manufacturer Fetze Tigchelaar of Tigchelkachels (http://www.tigchelkachels.nl) for knowledge and technology exchange.
September 12-14, 2008
Alex Chernov led an experimental masonry hydronic heating workshop on construction of a wood-fired boiler of Igor Kuznetsov's design for a large office/shop in Perth, Ontario. Report about this workshop is available at the Lopez Labs' page: http://heatkit.com/html/lopezs.htm
July, 2008
Alex Chernov participated in fireplace retrofit design contest sponsored by CCRC in Fairbanks, Alaska.
June, 2008
Alex Chernov successfully completed WETT certification program, obtaining a certificate #8347 for wood-burning system advisor and chimney technician.
April 11-17, 2008
Igor Kuznetsov (Russia) and Alex Chernov led a workshop on the System of Free Gas movement at the 13th annual meeting of the MHA in North Caroline, USA. The workshop included presentation of the system and design principles by Igor Kuznetsov and construction of a complete bell heater. Report about the workshop:
http://www.mha-net.org/docs/v8n2/wildac08f.htm
March 12, 2008
Information about air supply system for bell heaters is posted at the MHA web site: http://www.mha-net.org/docs/committee-reports/discussion07031202.htm
January 16-18, 2008
Alex Chernov and Sergei Kuznetsov vsitied Ausrtin Kachelofen Fair in Wels, Austria to study European heater building technology, materials and practices.
January 12-15, 2008
Alex Chernov has visited John Fisher, a Swedish bake oven and heater builder, in Goteborg, Sweden to exchange ideas and learn about commercial bread bake oven construction in Sweden. Alex has visited several bakeries and discussed oven construction requirements and preferences with some of the best Swedish Master Bakers.
August 2-4, 2007.
John Fisher, a Swedish bake oven and heater builder, has visited Alex and participated in finishing up one of STOVEMASTER's projects. Norbert Senf, a president of MHA, has joined Alex and John during the visit.
June-July, 2007
Alex Chernov designed an outdoor cooking complex for a planned MHA fundraising workshop at White Owl winery, IL. The workshop is postponed by the winery owner till the next year.
June 25, 2007
Serguei Kouznetsov has joined STOVEMASTER as an apprentice to Alex Chernov.
April 13-20, 2007.
Alex Chernov led an experimental pizza-oven workshop at the MHA annual meeting in Wild Acres Resort, North Carolina. A pizza-party with 96 pizzas baked in the oven followed the workshop. A report about the workshop is posted at the MHA site at the News section: http://www.mha-net.org/docs/v8n2/wildac07b.htm
April, 2007
A report about field testing of double-bell heaters performed and written by Alex Chernov is posted in MHA News: http://heatkit.com/research/2007/Alex/Test%20report01.pdf
April 4, 2007.
A report about Bake Oven/Open Fireplace Combination designed and built by Alex Chernov is posted at the MHA site at the News section: http://www.mha-net.org/docs/v8n2/v8n2.htm
January 31 - February 2, 2007
Alex Chernov has visited Austrian Stove Builder Annual Fair in Wells, Austria to acquire information about the most innovative technologies and materials available now in Europe, and to discuss heater design and construction with the most experienced Austrian and German heater masons.
January 9, 2007.
A report about Russian- Style Restaurant Bake Oven built by Pat Manley's core design with modifications by Alex Chernov is posted at the MHA web site at the News section: http://heatkit.com/html/bakeov21.htm
October 16 - 20, 2006.
Alex Chernov has attended a workshop with Igor Kuznetsov, a famous Russian mason and stove designer in Ekaterinburg, Russia to acquire deeper knowledge of Free Gas Movement System, to study wood-burning boiler technology, and to exchange experience and knowledge with a guest Norwegian stove builder Viggo Ballo (www.steinovn.no).
April 2006
Alex Chernov led a workshop at the MHA Annual Meeting at the Wild Acres Resort in North Carolina. A short version of a contraflow heater was built under his guidance, fired, tested and then converted to a single-bell heater that was fired and tested as well. Testing was organized by Norbert Senf. The report is posted here: http://www.mha-net.org/docs/v8n2/wildac06.htm After a meeting, another set of testing done together with Norbert Senf and Jerry Frisch on two bell heaters at Alex's own house. Report is here: http://www.mha-net.org/docs/v8n2/wildac06c.htm .
October 25 - November 1, 2005
Alex Chernov has attended a 5-day workshop with a Czech stove builder Vlad Prilepsky in Prague, Czech Republic to study design of traditional Czech kahelofens, learn construction techniques, discover innovative construction methods and new materials for stove construction.
Vlad's web site: http://www.arttiles.cz/
October 15-22, 2005
Alex Chernov has attended a 7-days workshop with the Association of Stove Builders of Eastern Ukraine in Kharkov, Ukraine to study Ukrainian stove building heritage and to learn about traditional designs common in the Eastern Ukraine.
April 2005.
Alex Chernov has attended an annual meeting of the MHA at the Wild Acres Resort in North Carolina. Alex actively participated in several workshops including Pat Manley's workshop on building a vaulted restaurant pizza oven. |
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