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Old 09-08-2011, 06:14 PM   #16
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Most..if not ALL lumberyards will cut to order. Wait: Maybe I should use the term Sawmills. The key is... What wood to ask for. A couple of decades ago I had some timbers cut to order, to replace some wood beams in a boat cradle for a 32' deep keel 10,500# sailboat. The original cradle was soft pine...The original boat Mfg had a disclaimer stapled to the cradle that called it a "Shipping Cradle". I replaced the rotted beams with soft pine....Like wood mated with Like wood.

The original cradle was perfectly suited as a "shipping cradle". BUT: I used it as a "storage cradle" for 15 years. It rotted after maybe 7 years. Never in contact with the ground.

Other boat builders used "Green Oak" for their "shipping cradles". When weathered, they were like iron.

If I was inclined to use wood for this driveway application.... I would use GREEN Oak. That means ...it just came out of a fresh tree...no seasoning or drying out. No harm to the environment. NB
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