With the prices of heating skyrocketing lately, the economic benefit of woodburning is clear. Add to that independence from outside forces, and heating with wood can bring genuine stress relief. This is the perfect guide to the ins and outs of the many ways available to burn wood for heat. Among the many topics discussed are fuel value of various woods, how to buy firewood and get the most heat from it, environmental impact of woodburing, and much more, with an emphasis throughout on woodburning safety. Even knowledgeable woodburners will gain from the detailed descriptions of woodburning installations, and everyone will love the feeling of security they get as they look out the window at a neatly stacked pile of firewood, the “savings account”, ready for a cold winter’s night.