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Product Description 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 Review """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."" Back Home Magazine""""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"