Most of the wood stove door seals that are available these days are probably some type of fiberglass, not asbestos. Chances are his supplier's nose grows every time he speaks, just like Pinnochio!
Jerry

"It is better to be silent and be thought a fool than to speak and eliminate all doubt!" - Abraham Lincoln
Cringe and wail in fear, Eloi- - - - -we Morlocks are on the hunt!
There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self. - Ernest Hemingway
Love your enemies and drive 'em nuts!