http://www.tea-circle.com/forum Tea PASSAGE Forum en http://backend.userland.com/rss http://www.tea-circle.com/forum/view_topic.php?pid=69#69 69@http://www.tea-circle.com/forum Topic: A strange question Message: Very true, although that doesn't explain why the furo doesn't have the unintended effect of heating up the room. Fri, 01 Jan 2010 22:46:49 -0800 http://www.tea-circle.com/forum/view_topic.php?pid=68#68 68@http://www.tea-circle.com/forum Topic: A strange question Message: Hi Nick! Nick wrote:There are three reasons why this isn't the case. I think that you missed a fourth reason. The ro would be open for general use such as room heating during the cold months while it would not be in such use during the warm months. Basically, the ro is an architectural feature found in places other than tea huts. Since the ro is closed during the warm months, a furo is brought into the room expressly for making tea. These considerations apply even if the room is dedicated to tea and not used generally. Why? Because, the tea room is descended from or emulates a mountain hermitage. Fri, 01 Jan 2010 20:19:01 -0800 http://www.tea-circle.com/forum/view_topic.php?pid=66#66 66@http://www.tea-circle.com/forum Topic: A strange question Message: Hi  Nick,Thank you very much for your detailed info !Kind regards,George R. Sun, 13 Dec 2009 17:02:09 -0800 http://www.tea-circle.com/forum/view_topic.php?pid=65#65 65@http://www.tea-circle.com/forum Topic: A strange question Message: There are three reasons why this isn't the case.  First, the furo is portable, so it can be placed as far as possible from the guests.  In high summer, it's moved to the  very left of the host, as far as it can be from the guests, and it's gradually moved a little closer as winter approaches.  The ro, in contrast, is as close to the guests as the heat source gets, and it can't be moved.  Second, if you're using charcoal in the ro, then the guests gather right around the fire at certain points in the tea ceremony, ie: when you're laying the charcoal before the kaiseki and before usucha.  And third, the fire is actually larger in a ro, because the charcoal is bigger than that used for furo. Wed, 09 Dec 2009 21:08:28 -0800 http://www.tea-circle.com/forum/view_topic.php?pid=64#64 64@http://www.tea-circle.com/forum Topic: A strange question Message: Hi everyone,In contrast to the US/CAN. it is now spring (with a taste of summer)in Australia, I live in the south (Melbourne) where we have 4 seasons.According to the rules, RO is used in the winter and FURO in the summer. During a discussion a friend asked the question: Should it not be the other way around ?  Does the FURO sitting on the floor not radiate warmth to the guests in summer and therefore make the RO below floorlevel more suitable ?Appreciate all answers/corrections . . .Novice George Tue, 08 Dec 2009 18:04:26 -0800 http://www.tea-circle.com/forum/view_topic.php?pid=44#44 44@http://www.tea-circle.com/forum Topic: WELCOME! Message: Welcome to what is now the Tea PASSAGE Forum. 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Sun, 22 Jul 2007 22:11:26 -0700 http://www.tea-circle.com/forum/view_topic.php?pid=5#5 5@http://www.tea-circle.com/forum Topic: Rules and Regulations Message: Upon registration, you agreed to a number of conditions (to review them, see "Rules" in the above menu). However, here are the main rules of the forum in a nutshell. Basically, please just be respectful.• Only one account per person.• No anti-social behavior, trolling, spamming, etc.• No illegal activity.• No commercial postings without prior approval. Sat, 21 Jul 2007 13:28:53 -0700