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    The Basics of Firewood • Insteading

    Of all the ways that we heat our homes, none goes as far back in time as wood.

    Coal, electricity, and natural gas are all recent newcomers on the block in comparison to wood. Something about the light of a wood fire has always held the hearts of man – long can you stare into the wisps of flame in a contented silence of contemplation.

    Let’s take a look into the world of firewood and learn about this wonderful material.

    Insteading // Jaeger Everett

    The Two Main Categories of Wood

    When talking about wood, people usually split it in two main categories: softwood and hardwood. These categories are certainly less than perfect, but they are helpful to some extent, and as they are the main way the majority of people delineate wood, they are the terms that I will use in this article.

    First of all, know that these two categories are not completely accurate in their naming. There are some…

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