The Complete Handbook of Firewood & Fuel
For Professionals, Businesses, and Serious Hobbyists Who Heat with Wood or Manage Fuel Operations
by Alumigogo Books
non-fiction
The authoritative reference for buying, using, and doing business with firewood—grounded in science, standards, and real-world operations.
About this book
Firewood isn't just wood—it's a fuel with measurable properties, a commodity with grading standards, and an operational necessity for millions of homes, businesses, and institutions. Yet professional buyers, heating installers, and wood-heat operators often lack a single reliable reference for understanding quality, avoiding costly mistakes, or building sustainable operations.
This handbook fills that gap. It covers the science of wood combustion and moisture content, the specifications that actually matter when comparing suppliers, how to verify quality before and after delivery, the business landscape (who supplies what, at what margins), and the practical problems most operators encounter. Written for professionals, businesses, and serious hobbyists—not casual DIY readers—it combines technical accuracy with usable examples from real heating systems and supply operations.
Whether you're specifying firewood for a commercial property, launching a firewood business, troubleshooting a poorly performing stove, or evaluating suppliers and standards, this handbook provides the concrete, grounded knowledge required to make sound decisions and avoid expensive missteps.
Reader Reviews
Nancy Flores
★★★★★Finally, a firewood handbook that treats the subject like a real product and business, not a casual how-to. I spec firewood for commercial properties, and this chapter alone—on moisture, species groupings, and heat output—answered questions I've been asking suppliers for years. The whole book gives me a standard to hold vendors to. Highly worth it if you're serious about wood heat.
Paul Martinez
★★★★★Good technical depth and practical grounding, which is what I wanted. My main frustration is the business chapter feels more like a survey than a playbook—I was hoping for more specific guidance on margin structures and which niches are actually profitable. That said, the chapters on moisture testing and troubleshooting saved me from a bad cord purchase. Solid reference.
Richard Campbell
★★★★★I run a firewood delivery operation and needed a resource I could hand to my team and customers to explain what we actually do and why quality matters. This handbook does exactly that. The sections on cord measurement, storage, and how to spot moisture problems are clear and backed by real examples. It's not a quick read, but it's honest and authoritative. Exactly what I was looking for.