About myself

I grew up in the Black Hills and worked in the lumber industry for many years. I enjoy working with wood and the smell of pine is something I enjoy being around. So it just seemed natural to start building something from one of my favorite woods. We now live in eastern South Dakota and thought it would be nice to give others a small piece of Black Hills to enjoy. So we cut the Ponderosa Pine that we use from private property in the Black Hills of South Dakota, bring it back to our shop where we prepare it for use to build many different items. We use two methods for peeling the logs, a skip peel method which leaves a natural rugged look, or clean peeled, which shows the unique colors and grains of the wood. We have designed some standard items for you to choose from or we can use your ideas to design something special just for you.

Special Information our products

Hand peeled poles have irregularities, which makes each piece unique. Log diameters vary,and knots create unusual shapes. Our furniture when outdoors will usually gray with age, unless specially treated. Nature creates checks in the logs (lengthwise cracks) which do not effect its strength, so do not be alarmed when you notice these. The checks just further contribute to the uniqueness of the piece. When we finish our products we put 2 or more coats of polyurethane made for interior or exterior use. This finish is a good hard one but does not last forever. If you leave the furniture out doors you should put on another coat of finish after each 6 to 12 month period. Indoors the finish should be ok for  5-8 or more years depending upon use, if you see it wearing badly it would be a good idea to refinish. You can use any of high end oil based finishes that are out there.