Don't really know why those big blocks of wood
are any better than another, different yet equivalently sized, big block of wood.
( Kroney, Thu 27 Feb 2014, 14:51, 2 replies, latest was 11 years ago)

I think they are pressure treated to make them last

( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Thu 27 Feb 2014, 14:51, Reply)

Due to the weathering
recycling
look better
aged
treated
waterproof so don't expand

etc
etc
etc
(Bonzodog29 is an unemployed sponge of the worst kind, Thu 27 Feb 2014, 14:53, Reply)

I was most pleased with my bricklaying
Having never done it before
( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Thu 27 Feb 2014, 14:54, Reply)

* puts in minimal effort*
something something Wife laying something
(Bonzodog29 is an unemployed sponge of the worst kind, Thu 27 Feb 2014, 14:56, Reply)

2 courses

( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Thu 27 Feb 2014, 14:57, Reply)

Also
I have done some dry stone stuff (old house innit) not tried the proper bricklaying as yet...

next up for me is to destroy the temp deck I made from old stone slabs and put up a proper one overlooking the nature reserve
(Bonzodog29 is an unemployed sponge of the worst kind, Thu 27 Feb 2014, 14:58, Reply)

Nice

( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Thu 27 Feb 2014, 14:59, Reply)

So the same as any old bit of wood with a spot of Ronseal on, then.
Gotcha.
( Kroney, Thu 27 Feb 2014, 14:56, Reply)

I used that on my roof trusses
EUPHAMISM ALERT
( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Thu 27 Feb 2014, 14:57, Reply)

POUR SPELINGZ ALIRT

(Reverend Fister "a disciplined fuckwit", Thu 27 Feb 2014, 15:38, Reply)