Tag Archives: Wood heat

John Laswell, Notes on Burning Wood

Posted on October 25, 2012 by George B.

It’s that time of year, and thoughts now turn to what’s in the wood shed.  John, a retired Engineer who has experimented with wood burning over the years has made three posts here. You can find all three of his installments by … Continue reading →

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Jerry Bartlett, AKA ‘crazyjerry’

Posted on October 14, 2010 by George B.

It’s fall and time to check your wood pile, some suggest this year will be an extra cold winter, if you get too much wood in, you burn it next year, it’s like money in the bank. You think burning wood is less than … Continue reading →

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Wood Burning, 2nd installment

Posted on September 18, 2010 by George B.

Effect of Moisture on Wood Burning Efficiency, Revised – Installment 2          By John E. Laswell, Mechanical Engineer – Aug 2008       Disclosure Statement – the information in this article is mainly the opinion of the author except where websites are … Continue reading →

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Burning Wood

Posted on September 16, 2010 by George B.

There is a lot of interest in wood gas and other wood topics in our DIYer group. It’s that time of year where many of us check our stoves and wood supply for the winter.  Diyer John Laswell has been burning wood for … Continue reading →

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