Garden sleepers

[Rough Hewn]

Buy oak sleepers,
Rip em in half.
2" of oak will last ten years.
Everything else is toxic.
Plastic, treated etc.

Treated softwood sleepers are £15
European oak sleepers are £20-£25
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[Rough Hewn]

Or the absolute best would be sweet chestnut.
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[Forest2Furniture]

1 hour ago, Rough Hewn said:

Or the absolute best would be sweet chestnut.
As there would be almost no sapwood

I'm milling Larch sleepers at at the moment, got 36 going out to Newark this weekend, raised beds for disabled lady.

The problem with treated ones is they leach the chemical in to the soil and then into whatever your growing.

 

Never thought of milling my sweet chestnut for sleepers, it all goes into milled boards for the furniture makers

Edited April 24, 2020 by Forest2Furniture

[Ian88]

I got realy lucky a month ago and got 37 2.4m 10cmx20cm oak sleeper for £13.50 each. I only have 4 left now. Ripped some down with a skill saw to make 10cmx10cm garden fence posts as well. You quikly get through them once you get going and wouldnt have done as many if they were full price, £30+.

That was a private seller on ebay.

[arboriculturist]

45 minutes ago, Forest2Furniture said:

I'm milling Larch sleepers at at the moment, got 36 going out to Newark this weekend, raised beds for disabled lady.

The problem with treated ones is they leach the chemical in to the soil and then into whatever your growing.

 

Never thought of milling my sweet chestnut for sleepers, it all goes into milled boards for the furniture makers

What ballpark price would you put on SC sleepers of say 8ft x 10" x 6" ?

 

Perhaps 4" thick SC would be adequate?

[Rough Hewn]

I'm milling Larch sleepers at at the moment, got 36 going out to Newark this weekend, raised beds for disabled lady.
The problem with treated ones is they leach the chemical in to the soil and then into whatever your growing.
 
Never thought of milling my sweet chestnut for sleepers, it all goes into milled boards for the furniture makers

Larch is even better as it's lighter and easier to install. And you can use normal fixings instead of stainless ones.
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[adrian007]

I got realy lucky a month ago and got 37 2.4m 10cmx20cm oak sleeper for £13.50 each. I only have 4 left now. Ripped some down with a skill saw to make 10cmx10cm garden fence posts as well. You quikly get through them once you get going and wouldnt have done as many if they were full price, £30+.

That was a private seller on ebay.

That's an awesome deal.

[adrian007]

I have found 50mm x 200mm x 2400mm untreated oak for £13.50 each.

I reckon on their side they'll build more and look better than the rustic logs, so they are winning.

Many thanks for your help everyone.

[Dan Maynard]

I made some out of cedar, as I had some which was a bit knotty and apparently is rot resistant. Only a year so far though so can't vouch for durability yet. Researching was easier to find info for deodar as everything American comes up with Western Red Cedar.