Cob: Re: Telephone poles

Sat Jan 11 12:15:44 CST 2003

Not sure of reason why anyone would need treated lumber.

In North Ga some took the chain saw lumber kit and created out of a long log a Five by Twelve inch beam. It was cut in winter at lowest moisture time. Then elevated on block and left to air dry. In late spring they used it. But consideration was given to further movement of timber as it dried out more inside building. give and take.

Lumber cut One and One Quarter inch thick apox 12 wide dried to furniture grade level in same time. of Eight Percent.

I still think that someone should research more on Electro Osmosis in that extracts water out of concrete walls and probaley would do the same to lumber.

Temporal fence post of PINE which would normally rot in one season , was discovered to last as fence post for several season just by debarking the post and rolling them over fire pit dug out in the earth.THe resin comes  out of the pine and then drys. as protective coating. I would not put this indoors unless you want to become a "Human Caught in Amber" preserved for future generations. ha

Rotting of wood is misunderstood by some. If dry it last for allmost for ever. IF put into lake it can last almost the same time. But it is the drying and then wetting that works to destory the cells. and turn it into dust again.
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Not sure of reason why anyone would need treated 
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<DIV><BR>In North Ga some took the chain saw lumber kit and created out of a 
long log a Five by Twelve inch beam. It was cut in winter at lowest moisture 
time. Then elevated on block and left to air dry. In late spring they used it. 
But consideration was given to further movement of timber as it dried out more 
inside building. give and take.</DIV>
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<DIV>Lumber cut One and One Quarter inch thick apox 12 wide dried to furniture 
grade level in same time. of Eight Percent.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>I still think that someone should research more on Electro Osmosis in that 
extracts water out of concrete walls and probaley would do the same to 
lumber.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Temporal fence post of PINE which would normally rot in one season , 
was discovered to last as fence post for several season just by debarking the 
post and rolling them over fire pit dug out in the earth.THe resin comes  
out of the pine and then drys. as protective coating. I would not put this 
indoors unless you want to become a "Human Caught in Amber" preserved for future 
generations. ha</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Rotting of wood is misunderstood by some. If dry it last for allmost for 
ever. IF put into lake it can last almost the same time. But it is the drying 
and then wetting that works to destory the cells. and turn it into dust 
again.</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>