> Pete,

> Pete:

> Hi Pete, I'm also curious. I have been a woodworker also, here in Fresno
> California, off and on for about 25 years. I have never heard the term
> Long Leaf Pine. Could you clue me in?? Out here, we get Sugar Pine and
> Ponderosa Pine. Of the two, Sugar is the best, in regards to knots and
> pitch packets. In the past few years though, the Sugar Pine has become
> difficult to get and costs an arm and a leg. The Ponderosa is a bit too
> knotty, and would take too much selection to get anything worth using for
> long strips. Just Curious.

> Rehd