Woodburner's Encyclopedia

By Andrew Shapiro and Jay Shelton

Topics include Wood as An Energy Resource, energy, temperature, heat, Fuelwood, Combustion, Chimneys, Energy Efficiency, Operating Characteristics and heat output, installations, safety, accessories... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0915248085
• ISBN13: 9780915248087
• Release Date: January 1976
• Publisher: Vermont Crossroads Press
• Length: 155 Pages
• Weight: 1.16 lbs.

Customer Reviews

IMHO

I'm sorry this book is out of print. When I read it the first time I had just moved to New England from southern California. I had been around wood stoves in my life but never really operated one, I just knew I wanted one. Especially since this was the late '70s when fuel was a big deal. This book taught me more about wood stoves and fireplaces than I ever thought there was to know. Not only does it explain exactly why things do what they do and make sense to the layman but it tells you the theory so you can carry that information with you forever. You'll learn about air infiltration and the migration of air through houses. The light went on about a lot of things I had noticed but had no clue why it was occuring. I'm very happy I own this book. I was going to buy another one for a friend that just bought a wood stove.