Jake Deitz May 111 minMy furniture journeyThanks to the Flathead Beacon for sharing my story last year! Read it at the link below.
Jake Deitz Oct 1, 20212 minMaking an impactIn 2015 I salvaged my first trees, they were elm. These trees were being removed as part of a park renovation at Whitefish Montana’s...
Jake Deitz Aug 17, 20211 minSustainable furnitureI am building sustainable furniture! Our consumer model tells us to buy new and through away when it is breaks. Have you ever thought of...
Jake Deitz Jul 24, 20211 minTrees 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...
Jake Deitz Jun 24, 20211 min 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...
Jake Deitz Jun 20, 20211 minThe Golden light of treesAs 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...
Jake Deitz May 12, 20211 minTree to tableThis past week I have been milling some great big cottonwood slabs. The electric company is working to remove dangerous trees near lines....
Jake Deitz May 7, 20211 minSustainability and Deitz CustomsWe 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...
Jake Deitz Apr 7, 20211 minPeace from TreesHow 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...
Jake Deitz Mar 30, 20211 minThe beauty of woodThis 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...
Jake Deitz Mar 19, 20212 minThe Stories of treesThis 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...
Jake Deitz Feb 9, 20202 min#TheSoulofaTreeWorking 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...
Jake Deitz Dec 31, 20192 minA call for defending public landsWe live in a time of political and social division. Much of our culture, especially in the West is built around outdoor recreation....