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Default Using newspapers to heat the shop

According to a GOOGLE search the BTU value of one pound of newsprint
paper is around 8,000 BTU's compared to 20,000 BTU's for one pound of
gasoline. I subscribe to three papers and at the end of a week the
total poundage of all those papers is probably 30 or 40 pounds. Heck
the Sunday papers alone add up to about 20 pounds.

Do any of you burn newspapers as a source of heat for your shop or
garage? What kind of stove and chimney are you using and is it worth
it? Any special hazards to watch out for?

T.I.A for any information,
Dennis