Did you ever find any coal? I went to the home show and talked to some folks that sold all those wood stoves and coal stoves. They said that there is a famer's market stand in Cleveland, on HWY 64, one red light east of the bypass. They apparently have coal trucked in for local blacksmiths and what not. That's who they suggest getting coal for their stoves.
Did you ever get that thing installed? I never got a call to help...