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MoonShadows
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Thanks, CJ. I am using Tamarack wood I get from a guy who owns a local sawmill, and it is untreated. It is extremely rot resistant, even more than redwood or black locust. It is native to Canada.
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MoonShadows
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It is in the US, too. Look for Tamarack or Larch wood, another name for it. I doubt if you would be able to get it in a big box store. I had 10' x 10" x 2" pieces cut, and it was actually cheaper than pressure treated wood the same size at Lowes or Home Depot.
I meant From out of state. Because of all the problems with the emrald ash beetle they'd really restricted moving wood from state to state even in some cases of processed lumber. It was originally only supposed to affect things like firewood and importing saplings. But you know the nature of government. Get an inch, take a mile under the threat of force.
But I will definitely check into it and see what I can find.
But I will definitely check into it and see what I can find.
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MoonShadows
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Let me know what you find out. PA has these restrictions, too, but I think right now it only applies to firewood.
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Do they dry or season the wood in anyway? I can't get larch around here, but the woods next to me are full of dead, red cedar. I use them in my garden for staking plants, and have often thought of starting to collect a bunch to use for fence post for when I get my own place. The owner doesn't care what I take out of the woods as long as I'm not cutting down live trees.
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MoonShadows
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Not sure if they dry or season it in anyway when sold commercially. The guy I bought it from let's it sit for about a year before he cuts it.
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hello, hello. i took a quick peek at your site. we've been known to travel quite a ways for fresh eggs and real raw honey. we hale from the philly area. is the honey from your bees?
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MoonShadows
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Hi chefsdreams,
Let me take this opportunity to welcome you to SS.
Our honey is not from our own bees, but from a friend who raises bees in Saylorsburg, PA...a couple of towns over. Because we are zoned "agricultural" (read...residential...for sales purposes) we are not allowed to sell from our place, but our honey is available locally at the Potting Shed in Stroudsburg, PA.
Jim
Let me take this opportunity to welcome you to SS.
Our honey is not from our own bees, but from a friend who raises bees in Saylorsburg, PA...a couple of towns over. Because we are zoned "agricultural" (read...residential...for sales purposes) we are not allowed to sell from our place, but our honey is available locally at the Potting Shed in Stroudsburg, PA.
Jim
