Step 1
Remove the lid from a large, clean paint can. Cut a 2-inch hole in the bottom of the can.
Step 2
Place the can on three improvised fireproof legs. For example, use three cement blocks for stability and safety. At this point, the stove is finished.
Step 3
Burn sawdust. Sawdust burns cleanly and for long periods of time without reloading. Insert a suitable length of water pipe up through the hole in the bottom of the can. Keep the stick vertical and resting on the fireproof bottom. Pour sawdust around the pipe in the can. Tamp the sawdust down as you load the fuel--the more compacted, the better for longer burning. Fill the stove nearly to the top. Add sand or ash over the sawdust.
Step 4
Twist the pipe as you pull it upward out of the can. This leaves a perfect hole through the center of the sawdust.
Step 5
Fold a newspaper page into an accordion, pushing down through the hole until the paper sticks out from the bottom of the can. Light this end. You do not need to attend to the stove again until all fuel is burned.