RAINPAPER No. 1, CONSUMER GumE TO w OODSTOVES Bill Day December 1979 RAIN Page 2 3 I/, l'I'. ll ,·,·",·dj .111 . l'J7'J. S~ 1111 Nll 111.nta ho"· y,n1 split it. wood is r,·-l'111ergi11g .1s .111 i111 po rum t:1L'tor i11 lw111,· h,·ati11g . To hc·lp i11surl' the· woo d ,·11 ,-rg y transition i, one· \'l)lllll1ittl'll to saf,·ty and c·ftici,·11cy, wood stove· co11su111erist Bill D.1y h.1s ,·los,·ly 111011itornl thl' availability .111d r,·liability ofth,·sc· prnd11,·ts. His 11,·wly-rl'visl'd and n ,p.111dnl (,',,11rn111,T C:11id,· is a co111pilatio11 llf his .1nicks i11 /?A /.I\,·, covering tlw s,·krtill11. i11stallatio11 ·and rc·pair ofw,HrdstO\'l'S, wood nioksto\'l'S and wllod f11rnan·s. l11rlud,·d arc· lwlpful notl's 011 tirl'plat'l' rl'trntits .111d d1i11111l'y 1nai11t,·11,111r,·. Ess,·11tial rl'adi11g for thus,· of you i11terl'Stc·d in this rl'vit.1lizl'd l'llngy .dternativ,·. ..... ,.... STEPPING STONES: APPIHJPRIATE TEUINOLOCY AND IIEYONll _,, ., r_ .·. _ . .,. 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