Our redwood arbor type unit in backyard has a cap on each leg so end
grain isn't exposed.

On Mon, 15 Aug 2005 16:25:41 -0400, meirman
wrote:

I have heard that the posts should be cut at an angle so the rain runs
off. What say you all? His posts were flat on top, and about a fifth
of them had some deterioration in the top. These were the ones that
never get any sunlight for several months a year.