Added Info HARROWSMITH #84 Mar-Apr 1989 (v.13#6) pg. 10
Canadian expert "Mr. Wood Heat" shares tips on heating with wood, starting a fire from the top down, selection and use of firewood, etc.
HARROWSMITH COUNTRY LIFE #132 Feb 1997 (v.21) pg. 54
How to make firestarters from sawdust in paper muffin cups filled with melted wax.
HOMEOWNERS HOW TO #5 Spring 1977 (v.2#1) pg. 31
A charcoal ignition chimney. Simple sheet metal project holds charcoal tightly together until fully lighted, then they can be dumped into the grill.
INDUSTRIAL EDUCATION May-Jun 1978 (v.67#5) pg. 48
The correct way to build a fire. Looks at fires in stoves, barbecue grills, outdoor fires, etc.
MECHANIX ILLUSTRATED #654 Nov 1982 (v.78) pg. 12
The right way to build a fireplace fire.
MOTHER EARTH NEWS #54 Nov-Dec 1978 pg. 33
Tip: Make outdoor flame starter material from paraffin soaked newspaper.
MOTHER EARTH NEWS #67 Jan-Feb 1981 pg. 52
Tip: How to extinguish and reuse partially-burned charcoal briquettes.
MOTHER EARTH NEWS #70 Jul-Aug 1981 pg. 44
More tips on reusing half-burned briquettes.
MOTHER EARTH NEWS #71 Sep-Oct 1981 pg. 46
At home in the wilderness. Part 3. Fire. How to use a bow-drill apparatus to start a fire without the need for matches.
MOTHER EARTH NEWS #73 Jan-Feb 1982 pg. 78
How to harvest pitch, the resin found on conifers, and use it as a fire starter.
MOTHER EARTH NEWS #96 Nov-Dec 1985 pg. 130
Tip: Make your own fire starters from sawdust and candle wax.
ORGANIC GARDENING Dec 1983 (v.30#12) pg. 23
Electronic ignitors and sparkers (devices that generate a spark or an arc to light a fire). Several circuits are shown including one to ignite model rocket engines.
POPULAR ELECTRONICS [2] Jul 1994 (v.11#7) pg. 81
Barbecue grill uses wadded newspaper for fuel.
POPULAR MECHANICS Jun 1965 (v.123#6) pg. 142
Tip: How to use hardwood scraps, instead of charcoal briquettes, for outdoor barbecuing.
POPULAR MECHANICS Aug 1980 (v.154#2) pg. 114
Tip: How to roll newspaper pages to make an improved fire starter.
POPULAR MECHANICS Jan 1983 (v.159#1) pg. 46
Tip on using dry pine cones to start charcoal barbecues.
POPULAR MECHANICS Sep 1989 (v.166#9) pg. 97
Building an outdoor fire. A user test of 12 fire-starting devices.
POPULAR MECHANICS Aug 1998 (v.175#8) pg. 86
Correct way to light a fire in a fireplace.
SCIENCE & MECHANICS Nov 1964 (v.35#11) pg. 80
Experiments that demonstrate how to increase a fireplace's radiation of heat by altering log stacking patterns and grate design.
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN Aug 1978 (v.239#2) pg. 143
Tip: Make firestarter "cupcakes" of sawdust and melted wax.
SUNSET Mar 1979 (v.162#3) pg. 114
Tip: Make firestarters from shop sawdust mixed with paraffin.
WOOD MAGAZINE #14 Dec 1986 (v.3#6) pg. 26
Charcoal dispenser is tall, narrow box with top suspended between wooden uprights on an axle so it can be tipped to pour out briquettes.
WORKBENCH Sep-Oct 1966 (v.22#5) pg. 61
Metal, cone-shaped barbecue "snuffer" saves charcoal and keeps out rain.
WORKBENCH May-Jun 1985 (v.41#3) pg. 66