According to the “Visual Handbook of Building and Remodeling,” by Charlie Wing (Rodale, 1990, $39.95), most of the heat from a single-wall wood stove comes in the form of infrared radiation.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency just released rules limiting particulate emissions of wood stoves sold after January 1, 2016 to 4.5 grams per hour, or three to ten times less than the 15 ...