Fire Hole Size?

Can anyone tell me the size of the fire hole opening in the backhead? It is to help me identify the correct shovel size. A little premature I know but someone is trying to get properminiature shovels made with wood shafts to mimic the full size ones.

I think it looks nicer than one with a bit of steel bar for a handle - no disrespect intended to those who already use such a shovel!!

fire hole is 99mm wide and 75mm high

A wood handled shovel is ok to look pretty but in miniature scale an all steel one is practical as well as better if one is to cook bacon & eggs 'on the shovel'. A wood handle would soon burn!

Steve

It would take many shovel fulls to prepare breakfast for our hungry bunch

Brian

Steve Traill wrote:A wood handled shovel is ok to look pretty but in miniature scale an all steel one is practical as well as better if one is to cook bacon & eggs 'on the shovel'. A wood handle would soon burn!

Beg to differ Steve.

As you well know, my wood handled shovel does a mean bacon roll! I have cooked quail eggs on it but that was a waste of time.

Tim

Tim Watson wrote:

Steve Traill wrote:A wood handled shovel is ok to look pretty but in miniature scale an all steel one is practical as well as better if one is to cook bacon & eggs 'on the shovel'. A wood handle would soon burn!

Beg to differ Steve.

As you well know, my wood handled shovel does a mean bacon roll! I have cooked quail eggs on it but that was a waste of time.

Tim

Hi.
Have to agree with Tim the wooden handled shovel he has not only looks the part, but is used to cook Breakfast(or in Tim's case brunch) at most of the rallies he attends and does not seem to have suffered any scorching on the handle.

Colin

Theoretically a metal handle will outlast a wood one as at some point the metal will scorch the timber which will then work loose however I accept that Tim is the 'Grand Master' of 'on the shovel' cooking and having tasted much of his cooking will say no more!


PS Hi Tim, looking forward to some more brunches this year!!

I got a gift yesterday which was nice.

It's a Solid Brass shovel (nice and heavy) with a wooden handle.
90mm wide which should fit through the 99mm hole nicely.





Just need to finish the engine now...

Now that looks like a Showmans shovel if ever I saw one, very shiney & very sophisicated, the eggs & bacon should just slip off there a treat!!
I want one!!
Regards
Tony

Looks like it has been nicked from grandma's fire place there is normally a hearth brush to go with it!!

It's a coal shovel yes. sold separately. believed to go with a coal scuttle. (Or a bunker).

it's to small to go with a fire/stove set. would look odd.

it should have a burberry handle!!!....hope it doesnt melt when ur cooking the bacon rolls!!!

Hi All,
If anyone is intrested you may want to have a look on Ebay:- Item number: 120657387311
Colin

Graeme81 wrote:it should have a burberry handle!!!....hope it doesnt melt when ur cooking the bacon rolls!!!

It will look better once the shiny surface and tarnished and i wont be cooking on it. I'll get a long handled steal on for that.

It will look nice when the engine is out on static display but when your working not sure it will be the most practical.