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“I grew up around firewood, I grew up around wood, I grew up around wood-burning stoves, fireplaces… I feel like it’s kind of in my blood.” – Jesse Horn
What makes a good craftsman? Taking pride in one’s work, and never settling. Beyond that, it is about utilizing the best resources at your disposable.
And that’s what Smoke & Flame, North America’s only premium handcrafted firewood manufacturer, does. Founder Jesse Horn only sources the best firewood in the world, then celebrates the the stories that wood has to tell.
“I consider myself a bit of a storyteller,” he concludes, “but my words are wood.”
“Nowadays when people think of firewood they think of it being ‘hog-tied’ in plastic and sold for $5.99 at gas stations,” Horn tells CBC’s This and That, the outlet that recently told us about Downhill Climbing. “To me this is wrong and it completely disrespects the wood.”
From $499 per bundle of kindling up, Horn & Co. are definitely not disrespecting the wood.
Firewood: more than a pile of wood at a gas station.
