Thank you for all the advice and suggestions. It helped greatly. Looks like we're going to try it. Words from a fireman type meant a whole lot (not that other non-fireman words weren't worth a lot also). There's no code issues for this I've learned, or at least no permitting issues. I will not use insulation (I really thought I should), mostly for the CO issues you guys raised, that I hadn't thought of. At your suggestion, I will also install a couple of CO alarms. I hadn't thought of that. I'm not happy about the soot issues with a babies lungs. But, I've also got oil heat, which seems to have a similar track record. Worse comes to worse, we simply won't use the woodstove. I can buy a hepa filter system pretty cheaply for a small room, so that can help. I thank you for the good leads on pursuing this information. I will be making a fence around the woodstove to keep little hands from wandering into the woodstove and burning themselves. It'll also protect the baby. :-) So again, many thanks for your help. PS, the outside building for the woodstove is way beyond my means.
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