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Alan C Hood & Company

The Forgotten Art of Building A Good Fireplace

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Since its original publication in 1969 by Yankee, Inc.,Vrest Orton's classic book on fireplace design has gone through numerous printings and has brought about a revival of the Rumford fireplace. The basic principles that Count Rumford set forth in 1795 describe the construction of a large shallow fireplace which does not smoke and which throws out much more heat than many of today's fireplaces which send too much of the heat up the chimney. This new edition contains some practical notes by Wally Leeds, a mason in Tunbridge,Vermont who builds Rumford fireplaces today. Read more

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Alan C Hood & Company (January 1, 1969)


Language ‏ : ‎ English


Paperback ‏ : ‎ 64 pages


ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 2


ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 72


Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 3.99 ounces


Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.5 x 9 inches


Best Sellers Rank: #330,909 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #33 in Masonry Home Improvement (Books) #68 in Home Heating & Air Conditioning #516 in Home Design & Construction (Books)


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    • This is a fabulous little book.
This is a fabulous little book about the open hearth fireplace, and in particular about a "Rumford" fireplace. The author talks about the beauty, ambiance and joy of a fire in the fireplace, and about the experiments and designs for fireplaces developed by Lord Rumford in the late 1700s. His research has never been bettered in 250 years. I am a builder and in years past I have purchased copies of this book and given them to my masons to show them about the "Rumford Fireplace". This small paperback that is very readable with excellent information. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on September 13, 2012 by contractor
    • Great Little Book
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My fiancé built our fireplace using the instructions in this book. It works extremely well! It draws the smoke so well, even when the fire is pushed out on the hearth a little bit it still draws it up. And it really does radiate the heat out instead of up much better than a normal firebox. You can easily feel the heat from 20+ feet away on the open firebox side. This book was a very cool find! ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on September 22, 2020 by Elizabeth Elizabeth
    • The Forgotten Art of Building a Good Fireplace
The book is a good read and covers the subject pretty well. However, it is short on specific building details and long on sermonizing about how Count Rumford was right over two hundred years ago and everyone since then is wrong. These are still two hundred year old designs and even the most efficient fireplace is still a far cry from a good airtight woodstove. The forgotten art pretty much consists of having a specific shape of firebox, and the configuration of the chimney and smoke throat- all very good and important considerations. But if you are designing and building a fireplace, you won't find what you need here. A good general reference, but go elsewhere for specifics. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on January 25, 2013 by Christine Bailey
    • The Count
If you are building a firplace this is the book about the man of all men. This simple how to works. This isn't like a Sunset book that has pictures of all steps but it is kept simple. If you supplement this with the Rumford and get their step by step instructions off of their website then this will be simple for most fairly talented home do it your selfers. The end result works and makes since. The products from the web site are hard to get and are costly but they make it so simple to build that you will be surprised and happy. This book is tiny and about a one hour read. A lot of this book is on the history and how the science of Rumford is applied. The shallow box is the way to build a fireplace right . Good Luck ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on March 19, 2006 by Bugume
    • Useful, But Only if Your Architect or Builder Reads It, Too
I am an American, living overseas, in Africa, and am in the process of designing my own home. The building standards here are far lower than the standards in America, and I'm looking to educate myself before hiring an architect. This book is the product of an interested layman's research, based on his own interest in finding out why some older, very unusual-looking fireplaces (by modern standards) seem to produce better, non-smoky fires than the modern fireplaces built in this century. The author researched the historical documents and designs left by the famous early-American fireplace builder Count Rumford. He shows us through explanations and diagrams the principles of Count Rumford's designs, and he does explain these principles clearly. I have two criticisms of the book. The first is that he spent the first 35 pages talking about Count Rumford and his life (obviously of great personal interest to the author, and of less interest to me). He spent only the last 20 or so pages specifically on the principles of fireplace design. Secondly, as a layperson, he has had to include in the book a disclaimer for the information. Therefore, this book is useful, but your architect or builder would have to read through it (it's short, and could be done) and pass his judgement upon the principles. Therefore, I don't know if the book will be that useful to me here in Africa, as I am in a French-speaking country. The book could have been greatly improved just by the addition of some comments by various architects added to it, in a separate section. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on November 17, 2001 by Imperial Topaz
    • A Rumford fireplace
It describes how to build a Rumford fireplace. They give off heat which is not and Easy feat for any fireplace. For those burning wood only. From Vermont and there is a difference. The contemporary traditional box…. Looks good only
Reviewed in the United States on October 8, 2022 by Jane k Rogers
    • The Best Book on a Rumford
This is the second copy that I have bought. Both of the others were "lifted" by friends that were building a fireplace. This book has it all. A Rumford is the only way to go if you are going to have a fireplace. We have built two so far.
Reviewed in the United States on January 18, 2013 by Rudy Z
    • Five Stars
great book on thr old ways on making a great heating fireplace. great history
Reviewed in the United States on March 16, 2018 by Alika

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