Hi Zach--- One more thing: My buddy Mike apprenticed with a Japanese
Temple builder and learned all that stuff before he went in to painting
and sculpting and absinthe brewing---traditional post footings in these
*very* old buildings are large round stones set where the posts will
stand and morticed at their highest points---the posts are tenoned in
their centers and coped to fit the stones, making their own little
'roofs' at the junctions.=A0 Water that reaches the posts runs down to
the stone and is dispersed to all sides. With good drainage below the
rock, you've got a footing that will last for a couple of centuries. =A0
If you've got really large stones, this might be the approach for you. I
know you'll do the right thing, and thanks for sharing--- sincerely; gam
in drenching-wet Olympia WA =A0 If you were Einstein's father, we
wouldn't have the bomb." Peggy Hill


--- On Fri, 6/22/12, Zachary Dillinger <zacharydillinger@g...> wrote:

> From: Zachary Dillinger <zacharydillinger@g...> Subject: Re:
> [OldTools] Pressure treated Lumber To: "James Thompson"
> <oldmillrat@m...>
> Cc: "Old Tools" <oldtools@r...w.cornell.edu> Date: Friday, June 22,
>     2012, 11:24 AM I genuinely appreciate the input of everyone.
>     You're right, Jim, that I was seeking opinions from the guys here,
>     as I know that many of you have knowledge in this area.=A0 I
>     certainly wouldn't build only on the word of opinions without
>     doing more research, but I was hoping for specific critiques of my
>     plan, which I did get. So I'm happy!
>
> Zach
> --
> Zachary Dillinger The Eaton County Joinery
> www.theeatoncountyjoinery.com 517-231-3374
>
>
> On Fri, Jun 22, 2012 at 2:19 PM, James Thompson
> <oldmillrat@m...> wrote:
> > Unfortunately, when opinions are solicited, opinions
> are what you get.
> >
> > Opinions are much like rectums in that everybody has
> one; but unlike rectums, they aren't kept private, and many are
> just... Well, you know, afflicted with a hemorrhoid or two.
> >
> >
> >
> >>
> >> On Jun 22, 2012, at 12:31 PM, Doug Dawson wrote:
> >>
> >>> On Jun 22, 2012, at 7:59 AM, John Odom wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> Copper arsenate treated lumber was good,
> and will last 40+ years if well-drained.It is no longer available. The
> new Copper napthenate treated lumber will last 10 or 12 years in the
> same conditions. It is all that is available now, except to railroads
> and public utilities. They can still get creosote or copper arsenate
> treated lumber.
> >>>
> >>> I would like to go to the primary railroad
> station for a major city, get up on a box, and shout this, but people
> would probably push me off, tackle me, and call the police.
> >>>
> >>> When has context ever meant anything.
> >>
> >>
> >> Looking back, concerned that I might have missed
> something, I see a job for a civil engineer, or minimally somebody who
> has the professional qualifications/certifications to look into this
> and is insured as such.
> >>
> >> The thread is about timber framing, and has gone
> completely off the reservation.
> >>
> >> Doug dougdawson@m...om
> >
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