A warm cozy fire in the fireplace is a great idea, but sometimes that fire is a challenge to start. To meet this need, a variety of firewood starters have been developed and marketed. Some are geared more to the campfire and survival techniques, while others are designed to be used in home fireplaces. People [...]

Thanks to improved design in modern fireplace inserts and woodstoves, fire and wood burning safety is easier than ever to implement. Wood heat is wonderfully warm, romantic, and quaint, but if it causes loss of life and belongings, it loses its charm in a hurry. Fortunately, wood can now be as safe as any other [...]

Everyone loves the cozy warmth of a fire in the fireplace or woodstove.  In order to get the best value from your wood, proper storage of firewood is a must.  If you store firewood poorly, it is likely to have bugs, rot, stay wet, grow moss, or show other signs of decay that render it [...]

Heating a home with wood entails a lot of physical labor.  One of the more strenuous parts of burning wood is splitting the firewood.  It is essential, however, to split those sections of wood that are very thick in diameter.  Sometimes they won’t fit into your stove until they are split.  If you cook with [...]

It is no secret that finding a reputable firewood supplier can be a problem. All sorts of people can be found cutting wood for profit, and some of them are not very scrupulous. Here are some ideas for finding a firewood supplier who you can trust to bring you full trailer loads of the quality [...]