On Jul 10, 7:10*pm, "BartC" wrote:
Was looking for a 100x100mm wooden gatepost yesterday, and ended up buying
something called a Decking Pergola Post (because it had a smooth finish with
rounded edges, and it was cheaper).

This was only 90x90mm, but it still seemed quite light, and the guy in B&Q
managed to cut off one end with a handsaw in about half a minute.

Is there something special about these posts (like the sort of wood they
use), or will it do the job (as a gatepost) just as effectively?

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Bartc

It is the crap wood (hemlock or similar) we all have to buy these
days. it is light because it is dry ie been indoors/sheltered for a
long period excpect.
Wood from the likes of B&Q is especially crap.
It sounds small for a gatepost.
Cutting it is a bad idea, you will have an unprotected/untreated end
which will rot which ever way up you put it.