Ohia posts

[gtill]

some guys have been boring the post interior, and cement filing them, also boring holes to accept a 4x4, unfortunately these individuals are not in the advertismen realm. There is a lot of super local grown milling going on, but the artists are somewhat countercultural, they shy from exposure, many have been burned, and don't trust!

[Hotzcatz]

Filling the center of the post with cement, unless there is some sort of moisture barrier between the cement and the wood might cause rot, but perhaps they use a specific sort of cement or something.

Ohia is pretty brittle and doesn't work well for ax handles. Makes a really pretty ax handle but it doesn't last long.

[Kapohocat]

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Originally posted by gtill

some guys have been boring the post interior, and cement filing them, also boring holes to accept a 4x4, unfortunately these individuals are not in the advertismen realm. There is a lot of super local grown milling going on, but the artists are somewhat countercultural, they shy from exposure, many have been burned, and don't trust!

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Ahmadia across the street from leilani sub is doing that - he has a coring machine and then the builders are adding the galv steel pole filled with concrete.

Hotcatz, in your opinion, would that protect the ohia from rot? it seems like a good option.

[gtill]

Them's the ones, and he can set in whatever notches you need for further framing. All within unreal specs,square and true.
Plus they are accepted by Building. He's a master does super work!
His name is Amadeo (like Mozart)!