Timber post needed

[Jack.P]

I didn’t want fresh cut only because to try and prevent it bowing or splitting etc as got to hold a very heavy gate (and fussy customer) have now ordered a softwood one but got to profile the top myself.would a chainsaw and belt sander do the job? 

[openspaceman]

12 minutes ago, Jack.P said:

I didn’t want fresh cut only because to try and prevent it bowing or splitting etc as got to hold a very heavy gate (and fussy customer) have now ordered a softwood one but got to profile the top myself.would a chainsaw and belt sander do the job? 

If I had to do this, and I'm no joiner, I'd clamp a steel disc to the wood and use it to guide a router as deep as I could from both sides and then cut  the remainder out and then use a block plane and sander.

 

I am collecting an old oak post for a mate from my old felling partner, he has several in his assorted fencing left from when he retired twenty years ago, I intend to freshen that up with a plane.  I can see what he has and post a photo if you like. They were cut out on a Forester 900, near Godalming.

[Jack.P]

Some carry today to get the hole ready for the new post 5.5 hrs later was ready .never seen concrete soo hard ...