Best timber for reinforcing the bank of a large pond

[Bunzena]

LGP Eddie - what a job.  Brilliant! 

 

In a 1000 years time - some alien archaeologist will be digging this up to see where the King is buried.

[sandspider]

What about the best timber to reinforce the bank of a stream? Sometimes wet, sometimes dry... I (will) have access to living willlow, eucalyptus, sweet chestnut, alder... Leaning towards alder, unless that's better constantly wet? (I seem to remember Venice is built on alder piles, so constant wet may be best).

Might also be able to get hold of a few loads of large stones / small rocks, but access to the stream bank in question is difficult for anything large...

[Rough Hewn]

Sweet chestnut is great for this but must be under 15-20% moisture content or it's just not seasoned.
Once dry should last 10-20 years minimum, probably longer.
Oak heart is as good if not better, but only if properly seasoned too.

[sandspider]

Cheers RH. Just got to wait for my SC coppice to finish growing, cut it and season it!

[richyrich]

The traditional wood to use is Elm. Probably impossible to source for obvious reason. Drainage boards used planks/boards. Not sure what stakes they used. Also Elm was used for coffins

 

[richyrich]

8 hours ago, Khriss said:

Alder ( waterwheel wood) or Elm. K

I missed this one..

[Khriss]

2 hours ago, richyrich said:

I missed this one..

Tiz why the Dutch made their cogs out of Alder, won't rot in water. K

[richyrich]

Apparently, much of Venice is built on Alder piles, so it must be good..!

[AHPP]

More the pity. Venice is a fucking shithole. I’ll be glad when it’s sunk.

[Ratman]

More the pity. Venice is a fucking shithole. I’ll be glad when it’s sunk.

[emoji15] Little harsh