A few tips, if you feel like tinkering a bit.
Cut some holes in the top part, run some pipe through the back and out the front. 2" or 3" will work good. Weld around each end, front and rear. Now you have a hole all the way through, but no wood smoke. Bend pipes down in the back, and run into one. Like a collector on a header. Weld on a flange. Go to Northern or somewhere where they sell wood stove blowers. (Squirrel cage types are the best) Connect it and it will really make a difference in how it heats, much more evenly.
You can even buy a oven that will go in line of the exhaust pipe, save money baking stuff.
Instead of a pot of water, a pot of beans, soups and so on. The stuff you like to cook slow, does great on a wood stove.
I have saw several people do the drip of oil thing, secret is small tube and valve to control drip. Hang it above somewhere so it doesn't get too hot, and let gravity do it's thing.
I have even seen a guy once who had the oil drip, and beside it, he had a water drip. He said he used that to make dry wood burn longer, and not so hot.
Look around for a furniture shop. Lots of times you can score wood blocks to burn, for little to no cost. Quicker heat, lights easy, makes a good starter or as a source, but you have to "tend" the fire more.
Enjoy your stove!
