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

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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. “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 Norwegian 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. Chapters include: The ColdThe ForestThe ToolsThe Chopping BlockThe WoodpileThe SeasoningThe StoveThe Fire The 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. An 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. Read more

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Abrams Image


Publication date ‏ : ‎ October 6, 2015


Edition ‏ : ‎ Translation


Language ‏ : ‎ English


Print length ‏ : ‎ 192 pages


ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1419717987


ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 87


Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.31 pounds


Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.75 x 9 inches


Best Sellers Rank: #35,738 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #4 in Outdoor & Recreational Area Gardening #25 in Camping (Books) #68 in Hiking & Camping Instructional Guides


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    • A Scandinavian wood-chopping cult classic that touches the heart, head, and hands in equal measure.
Format: Hardcover
Review Image by Camelia N. Camelia N.
One of the distinctive features of Lars Mytting’s cult classic, Norwegian Wood, is that is touches the heart, the head, and the hands in equal measure. It’s like an equilateral triangle of the literary arts, a rare feat in any language. You will want to go out and collect, chop, and stack wood while reading, even if don’t own an axe. You will fantasize about visiting Norway on your next extended vacation, drawn in by his evocative accounts of the Scandinavian woods and countryside, with its perfectly stacked wood piles and warm, cozy, wood-heated interiors. And your mind will be stimulated by his informative account of 20th century European history as modern societies morphed from predominately rural to majority urban and expanding communities, with all the energy and heat-related demands that such a fundamental transformation entails. Given the salient contemporary concerns with CO2 emissions and increasing average temperatures, the argument that wood-burning, high efficiency stoves may actually be better forms of heating a home than electric or natural gas may seem less convincing now than when first published in 2011, but the author makes his case quite well with a combination of precision and passion. The environmental arguments strike with less force than his philosophical and social anthropological ones, however. For many Norwegians, collecting firewood is a way of life, a means to survive harsh winters and dark nights, and a multi-generational method for living locally using resources widely available within their homeland. Norway famously has never joined the European Union, and traditions of self-sufficiency by struggling valiantly to survive in tune with the elements are deeply rooted in Norwegian culture. Global solutions are not on the table for Lars when it comes to his narrative of local axes, splitting wedges, mauls, chainsaws, and wood-burning stoves. He favors Scandinavian inventions, tools, and techniques – and so do the women and men he interviews. This is part of what makes Norwegian Wood such an equilateral triangle of a read, as mentioned earlier: Lars uses his hands, thinks with his head, and feels with his heart when he writes about firewood. It is not an abstract or overly technical topic. As an appreciative reader of his text - and admirer of his beautiful photographs that illustrate the chapters - I came to appreciate his unique perspective and inspired point of view. I realized that he wasn’t out to proselytize the value of Scandinavian wood stacking for the world as a whole. Each part of the planet, he seems to suggest, has its own traditions for warming, cooling, and providing their dwellings with a sense of “home.” For Lars, there is no Norwegian “home” without the warm glow, comforting crackle, and flickering light of an open hearth fireplace or energy efficient, ultra-modern wood stove. He sees things through the precise lens of science but also with the creative, wide-open eyes of an artist. Few books about a topic as specialized as wood chopping, stacking, and drying have this ability to engage their readers so deeply, even those who will never stack a cord of wood in their lives. That is why I personally find this book is so special and recommend it highly to others in search of something new to add to their lives, so that they might come to see their world differently. Norwegian Wood is a cult classic for a good reason! ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on August 7, 2019 by Camelia N. Camelia N.
    • Fantastic, funny, and a few new tips will be found by *all* readers
Format: Hardcover
All right, I'll add to the chorus: This is a fabulous book. If you're even slightly curious, buy it. In my case, I've been heating my home exclusively with wood for 5+ years (I know, I know, "newb!" shout many). I went into the process of selecting and ordering a high-efficiency insert with my eyes open and did a LOT of research. Then I did a LOT of research on wood, wood sourcing, wood chopping, wood stacking, wood storing, wood moving, wood burning. A LOT of research. You name it, I read up on it. Mostly on-line, thanks to some terrific forums, as they seem to have the latest "state of the art" opinions on efficiently turning wood into heat. After all, processing wood is a whole mountain of backbreaking work, and as a city slicker recently converted to the suburbs, I wanted to make sure I was doing all that work as efficiently as possible. Given all that background research, I was hesitant to buy this book: "I doubt it'll have anything new. I'm sure it's a compendium of old news I've already seen." It can't teach *me* anything. But I found myself adding it to my cart anyway, on a whim (and, perhaps, for an opportunity to read through a book with a feeling of smug superiority? naw). Largely, if you're experienced and/or Scandinavian and/or well read on the topic, there's not a *lot* of new information here. But, it's all presented so charmingly, so engagingly, so compellingly that it's nearly impossible to put down. And even my over-researching self found a few new tidbits to try. There's something in here for everyone, and reading through the stuff you might already know is entertaining enough that it's still time well spent! It's so charming, in fact, that I repeatedly thought to myself, "I wish I could read Norwegian fluently, as I bet it loses some small touches between 'well written' and 'fantastic' in translation." Great, funny, informative, opinionated-without-being-off-putting book. Actually, maybe more than anything else, it made me start wondering about a vacation in Norway! Further, it should be commended for its physical presentation: This is a -beautiful- book, with a nice, heavy cover, lovely thick paper, nice pictures, great layout, etc. Just on that note, it would make a lovely gift presentation. Much care, effort, and cost went into publishing this. The pictures suffer a touch from being on matte paper instead of glossy, but I bet that was a choice made with environmental concerns in mind (or, perhaps, the thought that this book might need to be used as kindling in a dire situation! : ) ). I will be looking for books from Abrams Image publishing in the future, just because of this book. Great book. Punches way above its weight class and cost. Grab it. Worst case, you can light a month's worth of fires with it, if you disagree! ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on May 3, 2016 by LFM

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