The Log Book: Getting the Best From Your Wood-Burning Stove, 2nd Edition - Softcover

Rolls, Will

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1856231577 ISBN 13: 9781856231572

Publisher: Permanent Publications, 2013

Synopsis

Using a wood-burning stove effectively is both an art and a science. In this friendly, comprehensive guide, chartered forester and woodfuel expert Will Rolls talks the reader through the theory and practice of getting the best results from their stove. From finding the fuel and seasoning it to lighting the stove and operating it cleanly, this book describes the best techniques for looking after your log stove.

The Log Book covers log suppliers, avoiding too much smoke and ash, checking fuel quality, and picking the best wood for your fire. This second edition includes:

• Flu temperature gauges;
• Tips on cleaning the glass
• How atmospheric conditions can affect draft, especially when lighting
• Why a cold stove is harder to light
• Heat fans
• Why some stoves require leaving the door ajar when first lighting
• Stacking logs next to stoves

Advice for single-vent burners

About this title

About the Author:

Will Rolls first started in the biomass industry working for the Forestry Commission as a regional woodfuel coordinator in the East Midlands. He moved to Forest Research in 2009 and currently works for the Biomass Energy Centre, a specialist technical-advisory unit providing impartial advice on woodfuel and biomass production and use. The Log Book is a personal project in response to many inquiries from the public that show a poor level of understanding of how to use wood-burning stoves.

Review:

I recommend this book if you're the owner of a wood stove and don't know if you're doing the right things with it; this was my predicament. If you're buying a stove, buy this book and read it beforehand. If you're selling stoves, buy a box (or more) of these books and give one away with each stove. The time and money investment, even if you only learn a few things, will pay itself back in almost no time, especially if you re using a lot of fuel. Pete Cooper, Permaculture magazine

About this edition

• Publisher: Permanent Publications
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1856231577
• ISBN 13: 9781856231572
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 112