Norwegian wood chopping, stacking, and drying wood the Scandinavian way

Building a fire to warm your home is incredibly satisfying. Splitting logs, stacking and seasoning the wood, and then building a fire is the height of self-sufficiency. Norwegian Wood is a practical and inspiring book that teaches you how to do all of those things. A runaway best-seller in Europe, t...

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Main Author: Mytting, Lars, 1968- (Author)
Other Authors: Jacobsen, Roy (writer of foreword.), Ferguson, Robert, 1948- (Translator)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Norwegian
Published: New York, NY : Abrams Image, 2015.
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Summary:Building a fire to warm your home is incredibly satisfying. Splitting logs, stacking and seasoning the wood, and then building a fire is the height of self-sufficiency. Norwegian Wood is a practical and inspiring book that teaches you how to do all of those things. A runaway best-seller in Europe, the book provides in-depth information about tree types, wood-stacking methods, tools, and stoves; it also examines the history of man's longstanding need for warmth and his passion for open fire.
Physical Description:191 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9781419717987
1419717987
Author Notes:Lars Mytting was born in 1968 in Favang, Norway. His book, Norwegian Woods: Chopping, Stacking and Drying Wood the Scandinavian Way, won Nonfiction Book of the Year from the 2016 British Book Industry Awards. His novel, At Swim with Those Who Drown, was awarded the Norwegian National Booksellers' Award and is now being made into a film.

(Bowker Author Biography)