Sawdust furnace

An improved sawdust-burning furnace of the type having an inner shell, an outer shell disposed concentrically around said inner shell, further being slightly higher than said inner shell, a bottom member closing said outer shell at the base thereof, a cover member adapted to cover said outer shell and inner shell in which sawdust is packed having a vertical channel and a lower horizontal channel interconnected therewith and an exhaust aperture defined in said outer shell adapted for interconnection to a flue connector, wherein the improvements comprise:

• said cover having an aperture defined in a central portion thereof;
• a suspension rod adapted to slidably be inserted through said cover member aperture;
• a flame deflector adapted to be interconnected to the base of said suspension rod, said flame deflector including support means adapted to rest upon sawdust placed in said furnace;
• air intake means including a firebox disposed inside said inner shell, a bleeder tube interconnecting said firebox through the walls of said inner and outer shells to the outside of said outer shell having air vent means also disposed between said inner and outer shells;
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• means to provide air to said bleeder tube.