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   jako17 | Jul 28, 2004 04:14pm | #1

   You have a good question ,personally if I had kids I would not use  p-t and I would use concrete or fence spikes for the posts in the ground.But post it over in breaktime as they have a lot of opinions on p-t

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   gpasewicz | Jul 28, 2004 04:25pm | #2

   Thanks.  Will do.

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   UncleDunc | Jul 28, 2004 04:37pm | #3

   No personal experience, but I've seen claims that black locust fence posts are good for 30 years. My grandfather, who raised cattle in Texas, used cedar fence posts, but I don't think they were the same variety of cedar that they saw cedar lumber and siding from. When I was a kid, he had a whole truckload of them dumped in the pasture and we spent weeks making the coolest forts out of them. The outer bark had been stripped, and the inner bark was dark red brown, hung off the posts in long shreds and crumbled to dust when handled.

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   BG | Jul 28, 2004 05:41pm | #4

   gj13,

   Many years ago we bought a very special swing set for our children.  I say special because they had a certain majic that makes them very attractive to kids (also, cause a very basic set cost over $700 back in 80).  These sets were very popular in the Boston area. However, when we moved to MI and eventually to IN the effect was the same on the kids out there. 

   Our next store neighbors hired carpenters twice to build swings and tree houses, etc....but the kids still kept comming to our yard....

   They were all wood and painted hunter green...made by 'Childlife'....no installation in the ground.  It appeared to me the engineering was such that the swinging motion was special.  You might goggle them and take a look ....maybe you can extract plans from the pictures..
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   citrouille | Jul 28, 2004 07:42pm | #5

   You may want to check out Cipress, very decay resistent, reasonably priced and weathers grey like Teak. It is usually sold in fixed widths like softwoods.

   C.