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The Woodburner's Companion: Practical Ways of Heating With Wood


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Comments from our editors:
Dirk Thomas, experienced woodburner and chimney sweep, offers the perfect to the ins and outs of wood heat.

He discusses the fuel value of various woods, how to buy firewood and get the most heat from it, the environmental impact of wood burning, and a variety of chimney and flue arrangements. Throughout, the emphasis is on woodburning safety.

Even knowledgeable woodburners will gain from his detailed descriptions of installations, which are based on the lastest recommended codes in Canada and the United States.

Dirk Thomas has been a logger, tree surgeon and commercial firewood cutter. He is a professional chimney sweep who has written articles for The Chicago Tribune, Country Journal, Vermont Magazine, and American Forests. He lives û and burns wood û in Vermont.

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