This is a really great article! I have a new wood stove and have been struggling with trying to make (and keep) a fire going strong plus trying to bring the wood stove temperature up to a good range (I have a magnetic thermometer on it and it barely reaches 300 degrees on a "good day"...From the information that this article has provided I can better understand what I may be doing incorrectly and am looking forward to doing it right and keeping a nice warm stove going! Thank you!!!!