Hahaha I appreciate the advice, I'm a generally mellow kind of person and would start of course by explaining the issue etc not going in all guns blazing. Was meant as a pun really. I do like your approach and will try it out.
Thanks. James. :)
Hmm. Thanks for the replies. It's not chestnut, I've worked with that and it splits beautifully and very easily.
So I'm correct then in thinking that there is no way it's oak and everyone thinks ash.
Unbelievable!
Hello everybody.
I'm new and this is my first post, I have been building Oak Framed structures for a few years now and have just received a large order of "oak".
I am thoroughly convinced however that it is not oak.
There is none of the prettiness that oak is famed for and the end grain is...