Wood burning, which goes by pyrography when it’s feeling fancy, has been an art form for centuries. [PapaJ06] puts a new twist on it by using a microwave oven transformer to generate fractal ...

"Foul play has been ruled out and the deaths were found to be accidental in nature and are believed to be caused by electrocution from fractal wood burning — a technique in which high-voltage ...

One option for chopping big logs is to use a splitting maul. These long-handled tools have a much wider and heavier cutting head.

Wet or green wood, characterized by high moisture content, introduces a host of problems when used as fireplace fuel. Burning ...

In addition, I spent two winters in a log cabin with only a wood-burning cook stove for company. These days, my career as a professional researcher and writer means I’m less acquainted with the ...

Wood-burning fireplaces offer a mix of nostalgia and simplicity. Being able to gaze through glass doors and actually see ...

The image of the Mandelbrot set is one of the most recognizable representations of a fractal. But what's behind the entrancing picture? In this interactive, learn a bit about how we generated our ...

November 3, 2019 • From the moment you wake up, your body starts to prepare for sleep. We show you how to adjust your daytime habits to get the best possible night of rest.

Using traditional tools, like saws and chisels ... they release pollutants like aluminum oxide that damage the ozone layer. But burning wood simply produces water vapor and carbon dioxide, a cleaner ...

A 53-year-old man who was trapped in a burning house is now in stable condition ... before backup arrived with breaching tools to break through to the basement, the release said.