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"Thomas gives clear instructions on different techniques to burn wood safely, efficiently, and comfortably." -- --Diane Conners, ForeWord Magazine, January 2001

“..a thoroughly enjoyable read. Dirk Thomas has tackled the technical and psychological aspects of wood heat with a writer’s flair." -- Russell S. Reay, State Land Forester, Vermont Agency of Natural Resources

“You will be helped by this book to burn wood economically, efficiently and –most important-safely.” -- From the foreword by Castle Freeman, Contributing Editor, The Old Farmer’s Almanac --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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"""Authored by veteran New England woodburner and chimney sweep Dirk Thomas, who's also done his time as a commercial woodcutter and logger. The Woodburner's Companion is an excellent overview of residential woodburning strategies.""
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"""You will be helped by this book to burn wood economically, efficiently and, most important, safely.""
from the Foreword by Castle Freeman, Contributing Editor, The Old Farmer's Almanac"
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  • Paperback: 176 pages
  • Publisher: "Hood, Alan C. & Company, Inc."; 3 edition (September 1, 2006)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0911469281
  • ISBN-13: 978-0911469288
  • Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.9 x 0.5 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
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5.0 out of 5 stars Considerable value for experienced woodburners, March 12, 2001
By Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews
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In an age of rapidly rising energy costs for the homeowner, fresh attention is being given to heating alternatives to electricity and natural gas. Foremost among them is the woodburning stove and/or fireplace. Dirk Thomas is a Vermont chimney sweep how drew upon his many years of experience and expertise to write The Woodburner's Companion, a definitive "how to" manual and guide on the proper ways to utilize wood and fireplace stoves, boilers, furnaces, masonry heaters, and more. Thomas comprehensively covers such pertinent issues as the fuel value of various woods, how to purchase firewood, getting the most heat from what you buy, the environmental impact of woodburning, and a variety of chimney and flue arrangements for best efficiency. Curry provides specific emphasis on the safety issues involved with burning wood for fuel and heat. "Must" reading for the novice wood burner, The Woodburner's Companion will also offer considerable value for experienced woodburners with detailed discussions of woodstove installation, and American and Canadian building and fire codes.
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21 of 22 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars The Suburban Guide to Wood Heat, July 9, 2004
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This review is from: The Woodburner's Companion: Practical Ways of Heating With Wood (Paperback)
In his earlier, complementary book "The Harrowsmith Country Life Guide to Wood Heat" Dirk Thomas lays out burning wood for heat from A to Z. Everything is covered from felling and limbing trees, using block and tackle to move them on any kind of surface, rigging up trucks to remove trees on hillsides, bucking wood, to installing stoves and chimneys. "The Woodburner's Companion" is more for the less adventurous homeowner who gets his wood ready-to-go or who is building a new house with woodburning in mind.
As such the book is very useful. Heating values of wood, fuel, coal and the like are compared, stove installation and chimney maintenance are covered in some depth, and enlightening facts about clean burning and types of creosote are discussed. I especially value Thomas's remarks on the best way to keep a proper fire in a wood stove going, which is to neither frequently feed it all the time nor starve it down to embers.
He covers types of chimneys, pros and cons of various materials, chimney cleaning techniques, and how best to handle fireplaces and fireplace inserts, as well as wood stoves and wood furnaces.
This is a capable book whose information will get the novice off to a flying start and hone the woodburning skills of the veteran. It will enhance efficiency and safety in the home.
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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book for education on heating with wood., August 3, 2004
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I found this book to have answered every question that can come to mind involving burning wood either as a primary source of heat or esthetic enjoyment. It is enjoyable reading as well as informative. I particularly enjoyed the pros and cons revealed about different methods of wood heat and also Dirk's subtle sense of humor in defending the burning of wood as an institution---as he so aptly states, it is defensible politically since no wars have been fought over wood (unlike oil), and if you have a wood spill, you're not looking at a major ecological catastrophe. It's not hard to see that Mr. Thomas likes his trade (chimney sweeping)and is the best choice to write a book of this nature. To all prospective readers: Enjoy!
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