Includes bibliographical references.

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: Elgå, the woodshed in the south wind -- The woodpile: Hamar, sculpture in the garden -- The seasoning -- The stove -- The fire: Brumunddal, the Christmas wood harvesters -- Burning love.

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.

Text in English.