Ohio Flame
American steel, wood-burning, no gas line required.
- Headquarters
- Columbiana, Ohio Source
- Legal name
- Ohio Flame, Inc. Source
- Founded
- Started in the founder's garage in spring 2009; a full-time business from 2012. Source
- Ownership
- Founder-led, according to its About page, which is signed by the President and CEO. Source
- Where made
- Made in the USA from American steel, mostly from domestic mills in Ohio, according to the brand. Source
- Warranty
- Lifetime warranty on registered steel fire bowls, covering structural integrity and welds. Screens, grates, paint and finishes are not covered, and alteration or misuse voids it. Source
What They Make
Ohio Flame makes wood-burning steel fire pits, bowls and rings in Columbiana, Ohio. It says its products are made in the USA from American steel, mostly from mills in Ohio. It makes no gas fire pits or conversion kits.
Three collections hold the fire pits. The Patriot Collection is a carbon steel pit in a natural finish, 3/16 in thick on the sizes checked, in 24, 30, 36, 42 and 48 in. The Liberty Collection comes in the same five sizes with five base styles (standard, angled, circular, curved or hollow) and a rain drain that closes with a blocking plate. Limited releases include Stars and Stripes, Tree and Falling Leaves, and a 24 in Liberty weighs 47 lb. The Artisan Collection holds the cut-steel bowls in a patina finish, among them Stellar, Lunar, Fire Flower and Fire Chalice. The Stellar comes in 30, 37 and 41 in.
The Heavy Gauge Fire Ring is a 3/16 in steel ring, 12 in high, in 24, 30, 36 and 42 in, for an in-ground pit or a masonry pit liner. Accessories include spark screens, flat lids, log grates and a Mars modular cook grate.
Ohio Flame collections, as the manufacturer lists them
Patriot Collection
Source- Category
- Wood-burning fire pits
- Materials
- Steel
- Fuel
- Wood
- Notes
- Carbon steel in a natural finish, 3/16 in thick on the sizes checked. 24, 30, 36, 42 and 48 in.
Liberty Collection
Source- Category
- Wood-burning fire pits
- Materials
- Steel
- Fuel
- Wood
- Notes
- Carbon steel in a natural finish with a rain drain that closes with a blocking plate. Standard, angled, circular, curved or hollow bases, plus limited releases such as Stars and Stripes, Tree and Falling Leaves. 24, 30, 36, 42 and 48 in; the 24 in weighs 47 lb.
Artisan Collection
Source- Category
- Cut-steel wood-burning fire bowls
- Materials
- Steel
- Fuel
- Wood
- Notes
- Stellar, Lunar, Fire Flower and Fire Chalice, with a standard or hollow base. Carbon steel with a patina finish. The Stellar comes in 30, 37 and 41 in.
Heavy Gauge Fire Ring
Source- Category
- Fire rings
- Materials
- Steel
- Fuel
- Wood
- Notes
- Round, 3/16 in steel, 12 in high, in 24, 30, 36 and 42 in. For an in-ground pit or as a masonry pit liner.
Accessories
Source- Category
- Spark screens, lids, grates and tools
- Materials
- Steel
- Fuel
- Not stated
- Notes
- Spark screens, flat lids, log grates, blocking plates, fire tools and the Mars modular cook grate.
Each row links to its source. Checked . Every source is listed under Sources.
How to Tell Their Pieces Apart
Every piece burns wood, so there's no fuel, burner or ignition to compare. Steel, size, base and finish are the differences.
The steel is heavy plate, welded and unpainted. Ohio Flame's lifetime warranty page says the natural finish develops an iron oxide patina and darkens over time, and thickness runs from 3/16 to 1/4 in depending on the size and model. Patriot is the plain pit. Liberty adds base styles, a rain drain you can close with a blocking plate, and the limited releases. Artisan bowls are cut decorative designs.
Cut designs leave the sides open, so we'd treat a spark screen as more important on an Artisan bowl than on a solid-walled Patriot or Liberty.
The warranty is lifetime on registered steel fire bowls. It covers structural integrity and welds, and it excludes screens, grates, paint and finishes.
Who It Suits, and Who It Doesn't
In our view, Ohio Flame fits a buyer who wants a real wood fire and a heavy pit that stays put, made in one Ohio facility. It needs no gas line, tank or ignition system.
It isn't for a buyer who wants push-button flame or low smoke. We also wouldn't put one under a covered patio or on a wood deck. Wood fires are the most restricted fuel in most of our state code pages, so read the fire code library and your local burn rules before you build.
Natural steel stains surfaces as it patinas, and the brand says so. Expect marks on light pavers.
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Sources
Each fact and collection on this page links to the page it came from, with the date we checked it.
- Ohio Flame, Media page; The Rust Belt pageChecked
- Ohio Flame, site footerChecked
- Ohio Flame, About us pageChecked
- Ohio Flame, American Made pageChecked
- Ohio Flame, Lifetime Warranty pageChecked
- Ohio Flame, Patriot Fire Pit product pageChecked
- Ohio Flame, Liberty Fire Pits collectionChecked
- Ohio Flame, Artisan CollectionChecked
- Ohio Flame, Heavy Gauge Fire Ring product pageChecked
- Ohio Flame, Accessories collectionChecked
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