Cottonwood has long been considered a trash wood by industrial timber companies. This has had a trickle down effect on consumers and the...

Furniture and home décor seem to follow fashion trends. In now and in the landfill later. On to the next style. Add to that cheap,...

Thanks to the Flathead Beacon for sharing my story last year! Read it at the link below.

In 2015 I salvaged my first trees, they were elm. These trees were being removed as part of a park renovation at Whitefish Montana’s...

I am building sustainable furniture! Our consumer model tells us to buy new and through away when it is breaks. Have you ever thought of...

Siberian Elm salvaged this week from Kalispell. My process finds the highest value for otherwise junk trees. This is a perfect example of...

This past week I was contacted by a couple in Kalispell. They had a boxelder that had blown down this spring. They were planning on...

As an ode to fathers day. My father shared this wisdom with me as a young man; "Nature has been for me, for as long as I remember, a...

This past week I have been milling some great big cottonwood slabs. The electric company is working to remove dangerous trees near lines....

We are on this earth for a short period of time. To live your life in a way that denies the health of our habitat is the epitome of...

How many of us have found a shift in our priorities in this year of hunkering down? I found this Wendell Berry poem recently. I found...

This cherry branch was taken from my family orchard years ago. It moved houses with us. This past week I pulled it out of the pile and...

This past spring I have jumped into a new journey as a sawyer. The past few years I have been using a chainsaw mill to turn logs into...

Working this wood, I cannot help but pause and smell it’s sweet essence and reflect upon it’s life. My grandpa planted this tree more...

We live in a time of political and social division. Much of our culture, especially in the West is built around outdoor recreation....