The guy behind me installed a wood burning stove in his garage/workshop to heat it. I will admit that I do love the smell.
My folks live in Beddington, and although they've converted their fireplace to gas, there are plenty of wood burning ones from the early eighties and earlier that are still in operation. You can really notice it in the winter, and especially around Christmas. This is obviously not the primary source of heat for these homes though. But lots of homes still have wood burning fireplaces.
Not to thump on my chiminea drum again, but the key to reducing smoke is to have a nice, hot fire. The airflow through a chiminea really gets it burning hotter than an open pit or bowl, thus reducing the smoke.
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