On 14/08/2019 15:41, John Rumm wrote:
On 14/08/2019 12:35, Brian Gaff wrote:
I don't think any timber is how it used to be. A guy I got to build me a
fence had to come back due to a gate post that visibly twisted in three
months even though it was obviously treated for outdoor use.
Â* Is it just that we do not actually allow timbe3r to season long enough
before cutting it into the shapes we want?

Mainly just very fast growing timber species are most often used...




Some of it from illegal logging in the Ukraine.

The best timber should be from Russia, nice and slow growing,
but they are restricting exports.