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What’s the Best Pine Wood for DIY Projects?

DIY Projects in Progress Whether crafting a rustic coffee table, a cozy bookshelf, or even custom shelving for your plant collection, choosing the suitable wood is crucial. Pine wood for DIY...

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What is Pine Pitch Good For? (13 Listed Uses)

Clear Pine Resin In researching the uses of Ponderosa pine trees, I came to pine sap or pitch and realized it's a subject of its own. Turns out there's much more to pine sap than what most people...

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What are the Best Practices for Storing Pine Lumber?

Stacked Pine Lumber Using Stickers For Air Flow Ah yes, pine lumber is the versatile wood that can be used for anything from building a treehouse to crafting custom furniture. If you're a...

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What is Pine Wood Good for? (15 Not-so-Obvious Uses)

Pine wood is a stable and versatile wood used throughout the world. It is a sustainable wood due to its fast growth and is considerably cheaper than other types of wood, such as hardwoods. Pinewood...

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Is The Smoke From Fatwood Dangerous To My Chimney?

Hot Fire Inside a Fireplace We have a lot of uprooted trees from years past. These roots get loaded with fatwood, lightwood, heart pine, lighter knot, or whatever you call it, which we use to...

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What Are Some Uses For Ponderosa Pine?

Because we have Ponderosa pine trees I wanted to know what exactly it is good for and other uses.  In this article, I talk about the tree as a whole.   So to start with what is...

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Welcome to our mountain haven! I'm Jim, and together with my wife and youngest son, we're the proud stewards of a sprawling woodland nestled in the heart of the mountains. Our days are richly woven with the rhythms of nature and the rewarding work of managing this rugged terrain. From skillfully felling timeworn trees and transforming them into lumber to meticulously maintaining the winding roads that traverse our property, each task is a step in our journey. Currently, we're channeling our passion and craftsmanship into our most ambitious project yet – building a charming log home from the ground up. Join us as we share our adventures, insights, and the serene beauty of mountain living.

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