'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 safety
 
Illustrated 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.