Product Description: With grave predictions about higher fuel prices, peak oil and climate change, we are all looking for greener alternatives to heat our homes and cook our food. The wood burner is now the heater of choice for many and the new generation of stoves is attracting ever more converts to the fold...read more

As natural gas and oil prices rise, Americans are returning once again to the comfort and security of wood heat. Thousands have benefited from reading The Woodburner’s Companion, first published in 2000. Now the author has added new material and updated technical information where necessary. You can stay warm without going broke, and, as an added benefit, you can weather a mid-winter power outage in style! Dirk Thomas, experienced woodburner and chimney sweep, is the perfect guide to the ins and outs of the many ways available to burn wood for heat. Throughout, the emphasis is on woodburning safety. Even knowledgeable woodburners will gain from his detailed descriptions of woodburning installations, which are based on the latest codes and recommendations from the U.S. and Canada

Offers advice on heating with wood, tells how to select an efficient woodstove or fireplace, and offers advice on installation and maintenance (view table of contents)

Collects a variety of natural food recipes for appetizers, soups and stocks, vegetables in season, herbs and condiments, sauces and marinades, fish, meats, poultry, bread, and desserts

A practical guide, explaining how to fell and split wood, clean a chimney, install a stove, and how to determine the viability of wood heat

Product Description: Today's environmental concerns have led to a new generation of high-tech stoves, designed to burn cleaner and more efficiently than ever before.The New Woodburner's Handbookis the essential layman's guide to both the latest improvements and the age-old wisdom of heating with wood...read more

Explains the considerations for selecting, installing, and using fireplaces and wood stoves, and includes tips on selecting firewood and cutting your own supply

Offers recipes ranging from breads and pancakes to stews and dessert, with advice on the proper use of a woodstove

Promotes the woodstove as a viable alternative to modern heating and cooking systems, tracing its historical development and detailing engineering specifications and safety regulations for installation, wood choice and preparation, auxiliary equipment and manufacturers

Examines wood-burning stoves and their accessories, provides directions for stove and chimney installation, starting and maintaining the fire, and selecting and cutting firewood

Exploring all types of decor possibilities, the authors describe different styles of fireplaces and wood-burning stoves and how to design and construct them

Product Description: How-to information plus 150 "down-home" recipes for cooking on a wood burning stove. Includes everything from soups and stews to breads and desserts.

Describes a variety of woodburning devices that can be used to adapt fireplaces, in order to heat homes more efficiently

Product Description: "How to Heat and Eat with Woodburning Stoves" provides a comprehensive guide to selecting a stove, installing and using a woodburning stove for heat and cooking. In addition it contain recipes to be used on a woodburning stove. It also presents and interesting peek into the life of the author while obtaining and maintaining the cast iron stove...read more

A back-to-the-land, New Age pioneer provides practical advice on selecting, transporting, and cutting wood and using wood as a primary heating fuel in the most energy-efficient manner

A catalog of woodstoves and fireplaces currently available, information on how to cut, store and burn wood, the characteristics of hard and soft woods, and the advantages and disadvantages of wood heat highlight this guide

Wood stoves as an alternative to conventional heating are examined in depth with discussion on determining heating needs, stove selection, installation and maintenance, and wood collection

Examines the renewed interest in woodburning stoves and presents guidelines for their selection, installation, and maintenance as well as tips on firewood selection and stove safety

Compiles practical information on all aspects of heating and cooking with wood safely and economically