Re: Building planter from scrap lumber

In article <MPG.2286b83d78af6be989815@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>,
 phorbin <phorbin1@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:

> In article <mu-dneRh2d_uF4HVnZ2dnUVZ_tKinZ2d@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>, "Dioclese" 
> <NONE> says...
> 
> > Poles have a black/brown appearance.  To my knowledge, they were
laying on 
> > the ground for at least 15 years.  Now, when I touch them, they leave
a 
> > dirty black dusty material with a touch of greasy feel to it.  Washes
off 
> > with soap and water.  No, its not dirt.
> 
> That sounds conclusive.
> 
> If I had them and they weren't fit for anything, I'd probably use them 
> as edges for a wood chip path somewhere,

I have some railroad ties every bit as old.  I used them on the edges of 
my driveway. Stuff like that (poles and ties) are excellent to use as 
retaining walls to shore up embankments since it will take a zillion 
years to rot.  Mom and dad used poles when I was a kid to build a lovely 
retaining wall at one side of the house since we lived on a sloped hill.
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