Cracked

Our woodstove has a crack.  It’s an Earth Stove, but that’s all I know.  My husband thinks it can be fixed by welding it, and I’m crossing my fingers that it can because 1) wood stoves are expensive, 2) it is our main source of heat and 3) I like the way it looks.  It’s scalloped edges are so cute.  And it works awesome.

Old picture, but the only one that’s handy at the moment.  And yes, we’re still using it, even though it has a crack.  We do have a carbon monoxide detector, so we can sleep peacefully about it.  But not too peacefully… Anyway, we’re taking the proper precautions to make sure we’re safe, but we’re both anxious to get it fixed.  Hopefully it can be welded (as long as it’s not made of cast iron, which Glenn thinks it’s not).  But that will be a process because it obviously can’t be welded in our house and it’s heavy…we’ll see how it goes.  Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!