Norwegian Wood: Chopping, Stacking, and Drying Wood the Scandinavian Way

New York: Abrams Image, 2015. Book. Illus. by Roy Jacobsen, Robert Ferguson (Translator). Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. hard cover , no d.j. as issued,191 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; CONTENTS:Preface: the old man and the wood The cold: Nordskogbygda: the bachelor's farm and the model forest The forest,The tools: pioneers of the electric saw The chopping block: Elga?, the woodshed in the south wind The woodpile: Hamar, sculpture in the garden,The seasoning The stove, the Christmas wood harvesters,Burning love, Text in English. uilding 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.