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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;antidiem, post: 554899, member: 30&quot;]I haven&#039;t worked wood renovating construction jobs in about 15 years, but we used to call it #1 yellow pine. Is that the same as the yellow pine of which you speak, [USER=5066]@James Conrad[/USER] ?</p><p><br /></p><p>Longleaf grows wild here, can trade it to a lumber logger for the cut and removal and have them grind the stump down to boot for ya. It&#039;s not &#039;rare&#039; as you would think.. I used to own 40+ acres of it. With a bass pond! ..And then Katrina hit! <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie77" alt=":punch:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie77" alt=":punch:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>I never walked on my land again. I drove by, saw hundreds of live oaks down and wanted to cry. I sold it for full price soon thereafter because the land was the highest point in the parish. I never built the homes on it that I&#039;d planned, just walked away from it with a check. It was just too heartbreaking for me to try to clear. I was very ill with mold toxins at that time too, so I know I did the best thing to sell it.</p><p><br /></p><p>We call the longleaf pines here: lightening rods. I currently live on an acre about 50 minutes north of NOLA and I removed all but one pine because they are too dangerous to have a stand around the home! <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie66" alt=":nailbiting:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie66" alt=":nailbiting:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> None here were long leaf, just slash pines, although my dark green short leaf pine is considered &quot;rare&quot; and it wasn&#039;t in a dangerous location, so it&#039;s still there.</p><p><br /></p><p>James, that&#039;s #1 yellow pine in your picture. I can see it is softer than the pear wood, just from your photo! I can see the softness in the grain itself. Thanks for the education. I&#039;ll probably need some help with some of my primitive tables and wood furniture stuff as I continue to downsize here! I imagine I&#039;ll post some pictures up eventually.. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie30" alt=":cat:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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