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Norwegian Wood (Revised, Expanded, and Updated Edition): Chopping, Stacking, and Drying Wood the Scandinavian Way

by Lars Mytting

A Scandinavian guide to firewood and fire

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A Scandinavian guide to firewood and fire

Lars Mytting brings together practical knowledge about working with wood and the traditions surrounding its use for heat. The book covers chopping, stacking, drying, tools, tree culture, and combustion, while also considering wood and fire through the lens of survival and human history. This revised and expanded edition adds material on clean-burning practices and a chapter about building a campfire in varied conditions. Its scope connects hands-on home and outdoor skills with the broader craft and lore of making heat from a renewable resource.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • People interested in practical firewood preparation and wood-burning practices.
  • Readers curious about Scandinavian traditions involving tools, wood, and heat.
  • Campers seeking a book that includes guidance on building campfires.

Themes

Firewood preparationScandinavian woodcraftCombustion and clean-burning practicesSurvival and human historyCampfire building

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Book overview

An updated and expanded edition of perennial bestseller Norwegian Wood by Lars Mytting, with 64 pages of new content

"You don't need to have a wood-burning stove or fireplace to be captivated by the craft and lore surrounding a Stone Age method of creating heat."--Boston Globe

Chopping and stacking wood is a pastime where the world makes sense once more. Because our relationship to fire is so ancient, so universal, it seems that in learning about wood, you can also learn about life.

In Scandinavia, the extreme climate has obliged generations to hone and share their skills with tools, wood, and heat production. Lars Mytting has distilled the wisdom of enthusiasts, from experienced lifelong growers, stackers and burners to researchers and professionals of combustion and tree culture - and also from among his vast international readership.

Part guide to the best practice in every aspect of working with this renewable energy source, part meditation on the human instinct for survival, Norwegian Wood now includes new material on clean-burning practices and a chapter on building a campfire in any conditions, based on the S

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