Flue Works

Buckley Rumford Fireplaces
Prototype Rumford Throat
First Rumford throat made by Superior Clay
4/28/07

In 1985 I stopped at Superior Clay Corp. to see if they could make a Rumford throat. Todd McClave said he could and then called me up about two weeks later to see the results.
After minor modification with my saw, we used the prototype throat to build a Rumford in the pallet shop.
The fireplace has been used (abused) ever since every day when it's cold enough to heat the guys in the shop. The picture at the right was taken in April, 2007 - twenty-two years and about 3,400 days with a fire since the fireplace was built.