The Wood Fire Handbook: The complete guide to a perfect fire

Product Description 'Fire warms, consoles, and touches the very hearts of us, like a loving, worldly-wise relative' - Vincent Thurkettle The Wood Fire Handbook will teach you the best way to approach wood fires in a way that suits your lifestyle, resources and surroundings.This beautifully detailed book is a practical guide to everything you need to know about creating the perfect wood fire, indoors or out.Discover the wider benefits of the wood fire lifestyle, from improving your fireplace to improving your social capital and allow yourself to be inspired to collect your own fuel and build fires for many practical purposes, whether for cooking, for heating or otherwise. The Wood Fire Handbook will teach you: The best types of wood to burn, from Alder to Hawthorn How to split logs and chop wood safely and economically How to store and season your firewood Creating the perfect woodstore, as practical as it is beautiful How to lay and tend a fire, from lighting to clearing the ashes Choosing wood for scent, such as spicy Bay wood, to the homely scent of Ash, or sweet Fruitwood Cooking on an open fire Campfire styles, tools, and safetyIllustrated with a mix of line drawings and evocative photographs, this beautifully crafted book is a great practical handbook for the wood fire experienced and newcomer alike. Book Description A practical guide to all things wood fire, both indoors and out; packaged in an earthy, 'grow your own' style - perfect for the male gift market. About the Author Vincent Thurkettle is a woodsman. After spending his childhood roaming the Somerset countryside, he left school at 16 to work on the Huntley Estate in Gloucestershire. He subsequently trained as a Chartered Forester, and worked for the Forestry Commission, retiring in 2005. He now has a business selling Christmas trees.