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Notes from the mill. Craft, product, and dispatches.

We publish what we’d want to read if we were about to install a fence, stock a yard, or buy our lumber. No launch-announcement fluff.

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Craft·2026-04-15·6 min

How deep to set a fence post in Ontario.

Frost depth by region, concrete versus gravel, and the mistakes that pull a fence out of plumb by March.

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2026-04-08
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Cedar versus pressure-treated: when each one wins.
NorthStar · Company
7 min
2026-04-01
Craft
Why cedar.
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5 min
2026-03-28
Craft
Why your fence panel is cupping.
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6 min
2026-03-18
Product
Why the shadowbox pattern finishes both sides.
NorthStar · Company
4 min
2026-02-20
Dispatch
Why we opened with twelve.
NorthStar · Company
5 min