I had an outdoor wood furnace installed when we built our house a few years back. The mess and stink stays outdoors.
I buy sawmill scrap from an Amishman about 30 miles from my house. He charges me $45 for a trailer load, which is just shy of 2 cord, and they load it.
I use ~12 cord a year, heating a 2500sq/ft home and 1200sq/ft workshop.
Located in central Missouri. I normally fire it up in mid October and it stays lit until mid April.
Those are know as Russian stoves up here, the commies have restricted new ones.