I've heard of of galvanized steel being used for stoves for many years. The material is readily available, easy to work and cheap. I've not used it myself, but that is probably because I've not a made a stove like yours.

Here is a link to a post that describes a galvanized stove that failed. I bring it to your attention for safety reasons - you guys can be the judge. Read down to tonycc's post.

Stove Durability

Edited to reflect new location of the discussion mentioned.


Edited by Rick (11/30/08 05:52 AM)