On May 22, 8:02*am, Jim Elbrecht wrote:
"Kickin' Ass and Takin' Names" wrote:

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-- Now I'm looking into a Douglas fir 4X4 that may avoid the warping
and splitting that sometimes happens with PT SYP (We are living in a
rented house with a shed that has four 4X4 cloumns on the front -- two
of the four are warped and one of those has a split down the front.).

I'd take the missus down to the local architectural salvage place-
pick up a couple old turned columns from a house torn down- refinish
them and collect whatever favors were due me. [Lowes sells them new,
but that would be too easy.]

Round columns eliminate twisting- old [usually] eliminates splitting-
and they'll have some character.

Or I could maybe talk her into some nice wrought iron columns that I
could plant some vines on. ['I could build them myself, honey in the
new workshop. . . . just need a couple tools is all. . . .']

Jim
[oh- and BTW. . . 'you suck' for having an empty 16x20 shedg]

Oh, don't worry -- it won't be empty for long. We are still building
-- finish interior painting early next week then start putting down
hardwood floors; plumber finishes tomorrow; electrician tests the
standby generator Tuesday; finish exterior painting next week; apply
for cert of occupancy in three weeks and start moving out of rental
house into the new house.