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First Nations used scales of ponderosa pine or yellow pine trees to make small hot smokeless fires that cooled rapidly so their enemies would not be able to track them.


Bamboo for you


Bamboo for you
Using bamboo is an excellent alternative to using hardwoods for furniture, floors or accessories. Bamboo is hard, strong and dimensionally stable and does not shrink or grow like other woods. It grows and regenerates itself extremely quickly and is maintained with ease and efficiency. And unlike hardwoods, bamboo can be harvested within 3 to 5 years after planting. Bamboo is gaining new-found appeal as the environmentally-friendly and trendy new look.

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