Trash Wood
Cottonwood has long been considered a trash wood by industrial timber companies. This has had a trickle down effect on consumers and the...
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Jake Deitz
May 11, 20231 min read
Lets talk waste
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,...
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Jake Deitz
May 11, 20221 min read
My furniture journey
Thanks to the Flathead Beacon for sharing my story last year! Read it at the link below.
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Jake Deitz
Oct 1, 20212 min read
Making an impact
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...
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Jake Deitz
Aug 17, 20211 min read
Sustainable furniture
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...
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Jake Deitz
Jul 23, 20211 min read
Trees and slabs!
Siberian Elm salvaged this week from Kalispell. My process finds the highest value for otherwise junk trees. This is a perfect example of...
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Jake Deitz
Jun 24, 20211 min read
Another beautiful tree in the yard!
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...
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Jake Deitz
Jun 20, 20211 min read
The Golden light of trees
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...
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Jake Deitz
May 12, 20211 min read
Tree to table
This past week I have been milling some great big cottonwood slabs. The electric company is working to remove dangerous trees near lines....
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Jake Deitz
May 7, 20211 min read
Sustainability and Deitz Customs
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...
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Jake Deitz
Apr 7, 20211 min read
Peace from Trees
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...
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Jake Deitz
Mar 30, 20211 min read
The beauty of wood
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...
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Jake Deitz
Mar 19, 20212 min read
The Stories of trees
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...
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Jake Deitz
Feb 8, 20202 min read
#TheSoulofaTree
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...
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Jake Deitz
Dec 31, 20192 min read
A call for defending public lands
We live in a time of political and social division. Much of our culture, especially in the West is built around outdoor recreation....
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