joe
03-13-2011, 11:32 AM
This article is for the Newbees ONLY. If you've been in the saddle for years, don't read as it will boar you. NEWBEES ONLY
When a wood post is placed in the ground, the earth bound microbes, start licking their chops. Moist, damp soil is their friend. Here are a couple of methods which work like Magic.
Us old geesers have been keeping this information a secret!
As everyone knows, place few stones and sand in the bottom of the post hole. Then sprinkle in a hand full of granulated Spectracide. Cement isn't as good as sand or gravel because it holds moisture. But, If you insist, combine a little bug killer in this too.
Now comes the real secret to making posts last for ever. (Raise your hand and swear to keep this a secret.) I'm trusting you here! You're on your honor. Old Geesers. go do something else. Don't read any further.
Mix, to a painting consistency, boiled linseed oil and crushed charcoal. It should be a thick slurry. Paint this compound on the bottom and sides of the post. Let it set up an dry. That's it. I'd doubt you ever need to replace these posts. Boiled Linseed Oil is best since it will dry and become hard, while raw lindseed oil never dries and won't hold the charcoal. (Now you can put your hands down.)
Charcoal isn't an insecticide but for some odd reason, microbes don't go near it. Every archaeologist knows charcoal isn't affected by time. That's the material which has been left behind and found in every archology dig.
Joe
www.normansignco.com (http://www.normansignco.com)
When a wood post is placed in the ground, the earth bound microbes, start licking their chops. Moist, damp soil is their friend. Here are a couple of methods which work like Magic.
Us old geesers have been keeping this information a secret!
As everyone knows, place few stones and sand in the bottom of the post hole. Then sprinkle in a hand full of granulated Spectracide. Cement isn't as good as sand or gravel because it holds moisture. But, If you insist, combine a little bug killer in this too.
Now comes the real secret to making posts last for ever. (Raise your hand and swear to keep this a secret.) I'm trusting you here! You're on your honor. Old Geesers. go do something else. Don't read any further.
Mix, to a painting consistency, boiled linseed oil and crushed charcoal. It should be a thick slurry. Paint this compound on the bottom and sides of the post. Let it set up an dry. That's it. I'd doubt you ever need to replace these posts. Boiled Linseed Oil is best since it will dry and become hard, while raw lindseed oil never dries and won't hold the charcoal. (Now you can put your hands down.)
Charcoal isn't an insecticide but for some odd reason, microbes don't go near it. Every archaeologist knows charcoal isn't affected by time. That's the material which has been left behind and found in every archology dig.
Joe
www.normansignco.com (http://www.normansignco.com)