We have been looking for a good tool set for our wood stove for quite some time now. My husband went to a wood stove store and these were priced MUCH higher! They are WELL made all one piece and hand forged. The broom is not made out of plastic as many fire tool sets are and won't MELT on you. the tools are constructed from square stock with curled loop tops. Tools included are brush, tongs, poker and shovel. 32" stand so the tools are around 27" long. This can be important if you have a top load wood stove as we do... Country of origin is a factor. We had ordered another set that appeared to be from Poland, only Amazon never got that one to us, so i ordered this one made by the same company. Never assume that because it is the same company that it is made in the same place. Our concern with getting a wood stove set from China is the metals used, and the paint. It will come in contact with the hot coals etc, and would release any toxins if there are any. With the track record of products from China and toxins, we just did not want to take that chance. So after a round or two with Amazon about the other set not being available (i ordered ahead of time in early Sept), I settled on these..... they are very nicely made however they are from China. It is very disapointing after all the research to avoid a product from China and months of fighting with Amazon, we ended up with one anyway! All that being said, the set is very sturdy and nice looking and so far we really are happy with it (the broom isn't as well made as i had hoped however). One of the tags on this product is made in the usa it isn't!
UPDATE: i measured the tools the broom is around 26 inches, the poker and tongs are 27" and the shovel is almost 27 1/2 " (i hope these measurements are appreciated as i forgot the shovel was HOT~!)
EDIT: The broom is not of very good quality. If you use it the bristles break and fall out all over the floor which defeats the purpose of cleaning up also there is a place on the broom handle where the finish is chipping off. I still think it deserves 4 stars though so not changing the rating :-)
Another update!! Oct 5, 2011 We had a cool night and went to use our tools and the shovel is completely rusted on the shovel end. I was really shocked we have had a very humid summer, but am surprised to see how rusted it is. We are going to steal wool it to see what that does.
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