This book looks at the history of fire, and how it has been used in the development of man, but this book's ambition is to fire the imagination and to leave its reader with a burning desire—to burn wood.
How to get sparks back in your life—and keep them burning.
The blaze of a log fire on a cold night speaks to the heart in a way no other flame can. It has character and ever-changing form; vibrant color and balletic movement. Fire transformed the way humans lived—it was the flame that fueled evolution itself—but now this primal force finds itself fading in a modern world of microwaves, induction stoves, and central heating. The flames are slowly going out: homes are built without fireplaces, bonfires are banned, and schoolchildren are no longer allowed to use Bunsen burners. Yet the sight of a flame remains as evocative as ever.
The Art of Chopping and Burning Wood seeks to rekindle that connection—to inspire and to teach—exploring the history of fire and revealing the wonder, beauty, and spirit that a simple flame can conjure.
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This book looks at the history of fire, and how it has been used in the development of man, but this books ambition is to fire the imagination and to leave its reader with a burning desire to burn wood.
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Contents
Introduction
1 How Things Burn
2 The First Flames
3 Lighting Fires: The Basics
4 A Wood of Your Own
5 Wood to Burn
6 The Axe
7 The Chainsaw
8 Cutting, Chopping and Stacking
9 The Wood-burning Stove
10 Smoking
11 The Modern Way to Burn Wood
PAUL HEINEY is a writer, broadcaster and journalist. Most recently he has been the presenter of ITVs Countrywise, and BBCs Watchdog. He has been an organic farmer, working his land with heavy horses, this experience forming the basis of his long-running column in The Times. He is also the author of several best-selling books, including Do Cats Have Belly Buttons? (The History Press, 2008).
