Hopefully I’ve posted this in the correct place- I recently replaced a fence at my friends house and decided to salvage a few of the posts . Over the weekend I cut about 5mm of each side to clean them up . I was told the posts were oak but after cutting I’m pretty certain it’s not oak but I’m left wondering what type of wood is it . The posts are nearly 40 years old and are in really good condition as per photos. There was a very strong smell of possibly tar after cutting and to my knowledge have not been treated since originally being installed. My greenhouse now has this tar smell as the cut timber has been stored within it . So what’s the timber and what’s the preserver -would creosote last for 40 years after 1 treatment- can any members help as I’m curious how this timber has survived all these years.. thanks
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