Home Improvement Pick

5 Piece Fireplace Tool Set With One Piece Wrought Iron Stand

A poker, tongs, a shovel and a brush hanging in one wrought iron stand, so the whole set lives beside the fire instead of leaning in a corner. The stand is a single piece rather than a screw together column, which is the part that usually works loose and starts to lean after a season of being knocked. It measures 30 inches tall with 25 inch tools, and the tool rods are solid wrought iron under a powder coated finish that holds off rust and scuffing. The base is a wide 9 by 6 inch rectangle, so it has a real footprint on a stone hearth and does not tip when you pull the poker out one handed. Long tools also keep your hands well back from the heat. It suits an indoor fireplace, a wood stove or a patio fire pit equally.

What you're getting

• One piece wrought iron stand, 30 inches tall, with 25 inch tools
• Poker, tongs, shovel and brush, each hanging in its own collar
• Wide 9 by 6 inch rectangular base for a steady footprint on a hearth
• Powder coated finish over solid iron rods to hold off rust and scuffing
• Works beside an indoor fireplace, a wood stove or a patio fire pit

Why we picked it

Fire tools are judged on one thing, which is whether they are still standing where you left them in February. Screw together stands loosen every time a tool is pulled out one handed, and after a season they lean. A one piece frame removes the joint that fails. The wide base is the other half of it: narrow bases look elegant and tip the first time someone catches a tool with a foot.