replying to Ed Pawlowski, Iggy wrote:
Sure, Azek and the like look great at the start (like everything else), but
they haven't proven themselves to beat Black Locust, Ipe or Sassafras. All of
which, remain solid for decades with no protection nor treatment and they can
be completely renewed for another bunch of decades with sanding or planing.
Azek can't do that and anything Azek-like, so far, eventually sags and has
only an afterlife of landfill and not furniture that's good for centuries.

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