• 12 parts
  • Checked September 2026

Parts of a Wood Stove

A wood stove from the front, then cut through to show the firebox, baffle and air tubes.

Parts of a Wood Stove

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Write the name of each numbered part.Answer key

  1. Door glass
  2. Door handle
  3. Ash lip
  4. Air control
  5. Legs
  6. Flue collar
  7. Firebox
  8. Firebrick
  9. Baffle
  10. Secondary air tubes
  11. Door gasket
  12. Ash pan

Drawn for this site on 2026-09-30 from plain geometry. Licence: own work.

Each numbered ring is a button. Use the arrow keys to move between them and Enter to choose. Names are read out in Study, and once a part is answered.

Next step Next: the pipe and chimney above the stove

All 12 parts on the diagram

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Start here: 5 main parts 5

  1. Door glass The window in the door, for seeing the fire.
  2. Air control A lever that sets how much air reaches the fire.
  3. Flue collar The ring on the stove that the stovepipe fastens to.
  4. Firebox The closed chamber where the wood burns.
  5. Firebrick Bricks lining the firebox; they protect the metal and spread heat.

From the front 3

  1. Door handle It latches the door shut and opens it.
  2. Ash lip A shelf along the front, under the door opening.
  3. Legs They hold the stove up so air can pass under it.

Cut through 4

  1. Baffle A plate that turns the flame and smoke forward before they leave.
  2. Secondary air tubes Tubes under the baffle that feed air to burn the smoke.
  3. Door gasket A rope seal that makes the closed door airtight.
  4. Ash pan A tray under the firebox that collects ashes for emptying.

How this list was compiled: Read 2026-09-30; a name is kept only where two of these use it. (1) Montana Energy Division, Wood Heat (1991), https://archive.org/details/woodheat1991mont : the firebox; firebrick in the firebox to prevent burnout and moderate the heat; a baffle turns the flame back toward the stove's front, where secondary air reaches it; a top-exiting flue collar; stovepipe. (2) Massachusetts State Building Code Commission and Office of Energy Resources, Coal & Wood Stove Installation Guide (1980), https://archive.org/details/coalwoodstoveins00mass : stoves with a firebrick lining that protects the stove and spreads heat more evenly; air controls; most stoves stand on legs so air can pass below; ash pan. (3) A wood stove maker's owner's manual, https://archive.org/details/manualsbase-id-600731 , for names only: firebox, floor and side firebrick, baffle, secondary air tubes, air control, glass, door gasket, door handle, flue collar, legs. (4) A second maker's manual, https://archive.org/details/manualsonline-id-d0fdf514-5fda-46e7-a44a-14341c153f8e , for names only: glass panel, door handle, ash lip under the door, ash pan, baffle plate, flue collar, leg. (5) Two more makers' manuals, https://archive.org/details/manualzilla-id-6960497 and https://archive.org/details/manualzilla-id-7332836 , for names only: ash lip, air control, glass, stove pipe fastened to the flue collar; secondary air tubes, door gasket. (6) Wikipedia, Wood-burning stove (a closed firebox, often fire brick lined, and one or more air controls; ash pans; secondary combustion) and Stove (a large baffle gives a longer, hotter gas path). Licence: own work

The drawing: Drawn for this site on 2026-09-30 from plain geometry; nothing traced. Licence: own work

How it works

A wood stove is a closed metal box with a door, an air inlet and a pipe out. Most of its named parts are inside. Tap a part to see its name.

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From the front

The door has a glass to see the fire through and a handle that latches it. The ash lip is the shelf under the door. The air control sets how much air reaches the fire. The legs hold the stove off the floor, and the stovepipe fastens to the flue collar on top.

Cut through

Wood burns in the firebox, which is lined with firebrick. The baffle under the top turns the flame and smoke forward, past the secondary air tubes, before they leave. A rope door gasket seals the door, and ashes drop into the ash pan below.

  • Not every stove has an ash pan or air tubes. Some burn the smoke with a catalyst instead.

Questions and answers

What are the parts of a wood stove called?

Outside: the door with its glass, handle and gasket, the ash lip, the air control, the legs and the flue collar. Inside: the firebox, its firebrick lining, the baffle, the secondary air tubes and, on many stoves, an ash pan.

What is the baffle in a wood stove?

A plate across the top of the firebox. It turns the flame and smoke back toward the front before they can reach the flue, which gives the gases a longer, hotter path.

What are the tubes in the top of a wood stove?

Secondary air tubes. They run under the baffle and let air into the top of the firebox, where it helps burn the smoke given off by the wood.

What are the bricks inside a wood stove for?

Firebrick lines the floor and walls of the firebox. It protects the metal from the fire and spreads the heat more evenly.

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