posted 5 years ago
So first, Southern Yellow Pine is a strong wood and preferred by many for building projects. 7" diameter poles are eminently useful for building just about anything, and you can just keep them round (remove the bark) and build timber frame structures... a wood shed, a car port, a cob-bench rain cover, etc. Those 4" pieces, when round, are tremendously strong and can be used as roofing members (e.g. the berm shed)
Second, need fence posts? Cut them to 8' or so and then choose a preservation/anti-rot method. You can prepare these in multiple ways (largely dependent on the climate & soil) and have a good solid post for 20+ years.
Aim High. Fail Small.
Repeat.