The Patriarch
I left off in Hell Hath No Fury Like A Woman Scorned saying I was angry at Jonathan Scott for removing a wood burning unit near and dear to my family. What I did not say was, I agreed with his choice of replacement.....13 years prior to the airing of the show. The shock of seeing it again brought forth a vivid memory of Frankfurt, days before the world debut of the Euro . There was the model, part of a small convention hosted in the airport. It was the only competitor's stove I ever thought worthy of reverse engineering. Couldn't convince my dad the project was feasible; wood had long fallen out-of-favour with the more environmentally-conscious American. We weren't in the business of manufacturing wood appliances anymore when the recession hit and everyone looking to save a buck suddenly wanted wood burners again. Don't know if it would have saved us, but having the design may have made those lean years a ...