Man, that barrel is hot.

The priority for today was to complete the rocket stove to the point we could test burn the entire system.  Using the bricks Youssef and myself created a manifold where the exhaust can freely flow into the exhaust chimney then we covered the seams in a clay, straw, and perlite mixture.

Our initial test burn revealed that smoke could escape through the joints.  They were quickly taped up.

After adding a chimney outside, the initial test burn worked alright.  At times heavy smoke back into the greenhouse had us all crying.  The wood we used was rather thick so tomorrow I will try smaller fuel to see how that effect everything.  Also needed is a chimney cap.