The Chimney Sweep News - October 2009

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October 2009

ON THE COVER
Chris Varney, Vice-President of Ventech Industries in Eliot, Maine, compares his design for the Smoktite applicator nozzle with the finished product.
Photo by Jim Gillam

IN THIS ISSUE

The Fabulous Sootprints, By Jim Gillam with Tom Biscoe

Ventech Industries: Applied Ceramics for Chimneys and Fireplaces, Article and photos by Jim Gillam

SNEWS Briefs

Freebie Public Service article: The Top Down Burn Fire By Chris Prior, illustration by Jose Valverde

In the Beginning, By David Lamb

Products & Services

Tributes to The Chimney Sweep News' 30th Anniversary, By John Crouch, Sooty Bob Daniels, Charlie & Jennie Lynn Dunn, Royal Edwards, John Gulland, Mark McSweeney, Gene & Marge Padgitt

Are You Training Your Competition? By Rob Lindemann

New York Guild Summer Workshop: The Great Fireplace Burnoff, By Edmund Poplawski, Photos by Jeanmarie Jacobson

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