Waney edged what?

[MattyF]

Western red cedar or larch have been my two favourite cladding woods, I like Douglas but would use it as a more of a structural
Timber.

[Lazurus]

Hmmm not convinced oak is going to be the best, I like the idea of cedar or larch, or as Steve suggested Douglas Fir. Would be easier to work to.

[Woodworks]

Oak's heartwood is very durable but the sap rots very quickly so waney edge oak sounds like a bad idea. Talking to a haulier yesterday who said milling grade WRC was going for a £100 a tonne when just a few years ago they could hardly give it away. We have a barn with some douglas cladding that's been up 30 years but now a fair bit of woodworm in it but 30 years seems pretty good and no worm where it's stayed relatively dry.

[Rough Hewn]

A waney edge oak clad house. [emoji106]

[spuddog0507]

Typical, about ten days ago i went to move some timber of a local tree surgeon and when there i was asked to come back the day after and remove some fencing that they where sorting out that had partly blown down and the rest they where taking down, the fence had been up about 15 yrs and was put up to deaden a bit of sound from the railway at the bottom of the garden, but from what i could see it was badly designed, 4x4 10ft treated softwood posts then 4x2 oak rails on the inside of the garden and then boarded with 8ft 6x1 1/2" oak boards on the rails, so hence a lot of weight on one side boards where in very good condition and nicely weathered in would look great any where them,