Get a 55 gallon drum, put a few posts in it, and store your
crankcase oil in the drum. Leave the posts in there a few months.
It's what a lot of old-timers did, especially for corner posts. And
after the soak, it was into a dry drum for several days to drain a
bit then a quick dip into water to clear the superficial residue.
Not saying anything about environmental considerations, just
mentioning something that was very effective.

The Rock Garden wrote in message
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"MacTech" wrote

We're still using lots of 20 - 30 year old wood posts that were hand
peeled by my father-in-law and then soaked in creosote. Go with a good
wood post.


Even if creosote were still available for private use there is "wood" and
then there is "wood." :-)

What you say is probably true for locust, Osage orange, chestnut and some
types of cedar posts under ideal soil conditions, but I'm lucky if I can
get
6-8 years out of untreated peeled tamarack, and maybe 10-12 years out of
untreated peeled lodgepole pine fence posts.

I will continue to use wood posts as I can cut them right here on the
place.
If I had to buy posts, at the very least I would look for commercially
treated wood. Even then I'm not at all sure they would be the most
economical over the long run in a damp climate.

Skip


Skip & Christy Hensler
THE ROCK GARDEN
Newport, WA
http://www.povn.com/rock/