If you have time, throw in a suggestion or two for wood stoves. I've had wood stoves in the past. My biggest problem was getting the fire started. Wood was easy to get, but tinder/kindling wasn't.
I can second the fatwood and leaving the door open a crack until there's a good fire and keeping the vent open to push air through
I've got a Jotul stove in the corner, small, but pumps out heat - I can't say enough good things about Jotul stoves
Here's a good small stove
Jøtul F 602 - Wood stoves - Products | Jøtul - 800sq ft of heat, but I'd go larger than that, you don't need to have your stove cranking at full bore all the time, you want to be able to moderate it.
Jotul F 500 Oslo CF - Wood stoves - Products | Jøtul
This is a bit larger stove
Jøtul F 3 CB - Wood stoves - Products | Jøtul
Two things to know - cast iron is great if you're using it all the time, but it you will only be using it on weekend or on occasion and need to heat quickly steel is the way to go.
We've also got a multi fuel boiler to heat the water that is in the basement, but I'm not comfortable with the way the chimney is routed so we don't use it. Perhaps this coming summer I'll re-route the chimney and use it - as it can burn and then the traditional oil fired boiler can kick on if the wood boiler dips below a set temp.
I love to cut wood, but I think the best way to do it is to get log lengths delivered and buck them and split them yourself.
I'll add an obligatory clean the chimney and use dry wood and if you're paying for pellets or wood - then why wouldn't you just pay for oil. Average home uses between 7-8 tons of pellets at $250 a ton - If I'm paying what my oil bill would be, I'll just use oil. When I stop enjoying cutting wood and have to pay for it - if it's close to the cost of oil that's when I'll stop burning wood.