{"product_id":"norwegian-wood-chopping-stacking-and-drying-wood-the-scandinavian-way","title":"Norwegian Wood: Chopping, Stacking, and Drying Wood the Scandinavian Way","description":"Lars Mytting’s Norwegian Wood, a full-color practical book about the art and craft of handling wood for heating, is a gift-ready international bestseller.\n\n“You don’t need to have a wood-burning stove or fireplace to be captivated by the craft and lore surrounding a Stone Age method of creating heat.” ―Boston Globe\n\nNorwegian Wood provides useful advice on the hows and whys of taking care of your heating needs, but it’s also a thoughtful attempt to understand man’s age-old predilection for stacking wood and passion for open fires.\n\nChapters include: The Cold The Forest The Tools The Chopping Block The Woodpile The Seasoning The Stove The Fire\nThe author, Lars Mytting, writes, “The factual material in this book represents the distilled wisdom of encounters with people who are passionate about wood, enthusiasts as well as professional researchers. I have benefitted greatly from my conversations with experts in the fields of combustion and silviculture. . . . Along the way I’ve tried out most of the techniques I’ve been introduced to. I’ve dried finely chopped oak in our kitchen oven, struggled to build a beehive woodpile, miscalculated the trajectory of a felled pine. And I’ve been on a quest to discover the soul of the wood fire.” With his help, you’ll begin your quest to discover the joys of wood and wood fire.\n\nAn intriguing window into Scandinavian culture, the book also features interesting facts and anecdotes and inspired prose. The US edition is a fully updated version of the Norwegian original and includes an appendix of US-based resources and contacts.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 1419717987\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.1419717987.VG\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Very Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Mytting, Lars\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Pages are clean with no markings. May show minor signs of wear or cosmetic defects  marks, cuts, bends, or scuffs  on the cover, spine, pages, or dust jacket. May have remainder marks on edges.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41627914731578,"sku":"DBV.1419717987.VG","price":8.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/1419717987-0.jpg?v=1788317846","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/norwegian-wood-chopping-stacking-and-drying-wood-the-scandinavian-way","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}