Best way to honor nature is to use furnishings designed to last Before about 1880 in the United States, people would travel to a photographer’s studio to have their “likeness” taken. A new genre of photography developed around 1880 as photographers could bring mobile cameras with them. The result was entire families standing outside their … Read more
English colonists were constrained in every building supply but wood. And America’s history with it has shaped our housing style, choice, and aesthetics for 250 years.
Cell structures for plants and wood Inside wood’s cell walls and tree growth rings If you imagine a cross-section of a tree like the cross-section of the Earth, there are several different layers. You’re probably familiar with growth rings as they indicate the age of a tree. Growth rings also indicate how much a tree … Read more
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