I am thinking of making an observation tower. I have a source for cheap or
free telephone poles.

Anyone ever use telephone poles for deck/tower construction?

Caveats?

Steve

SteveB wrote:

I am thinking of making an observation tower. I have a source for cheap or
free telephone poles.

Anyone ever use telephone poles for deck/tower construction?

Caveats?

Steve




Yup. We used to use old poles for helicopter pads at remote
construction sites. Poles and crossarms. If you want to stick a cut
end into the earth, treat it first.

DCT Dictator wrote:

"SteveB" wrote:



I am thinking of making an observation tower. I have a source for cheap or
free telephone poles.

Anyone ever use telephone poles for deck/tower construction?

Caveats?




White cellon poles tend to snap when stressed. And are also bitches to
climb.

Give me a creosote pole any day.


I used to hate gray poles, green poles and thankfully, never had to
climb Black Diamonds. Not very comfortable on a gray or green when your
hook only goes in 1/16th to 1/8th of an inch!

I am thinking of making an observation tower. I have a source for cheap or
free telephone poles.

Anyone ever use telephone poles for deck/tower construction?


You mean, sort of like this?

http://www.firelookout.org/towers/ri/skingstown.htm


No, nobody ever does that.

"Goedjn" wrote in message
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I am thinking of making an observation tower. I have a source for cheap
or
free telephone poles.

Anyone ever use telephone poles for deck/tower construction?


You mean, sort of like this?

http://www.firelookout.org/towers/ri/skingstown.htm


Yes, but perhaps a bit bigger and more complex.....................