Re: protecting wooden poles

["Yaya Balinci" <yaya@telus.net>]

Sounds like you should replant a few 'local' trees within these fences.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Guy Brouk" <BROUKG@unhcr.ch>
To: "permaculture" <permaculture@franklin.oit.unc.edu>
Sent: Wednesday, December 06, 2000 4:55 AM
Subject: Re: protecting wooden poles


> Thanks everyone for suggestions on poles. Sorry if I didn't specify
> 'tropical' -Rwanda is the place- although the question was general.
>
> Tropical wood here can now only be found in embassy furniture ;
> bamboo is an interesting suggestion I'll try out. 'Local' trees are now
from
> 'down under' -mainly Gum.
>
> I'll try the charring and the local solution -waste engine oil...- on a
small
> scale to get some impact data. Problem is that we have lots of waste oil
> so that using it looks quite 'cost-efficient'. But a few thousand oily
poles
> on a few hectares of land doesn't appear an attractive solution...
>
> Cheers. Guy
>
>
>
> Have you tried bamboo?
>
> "Guy (Guy Brouk)" wrote:
>
> > The cement tank issue is quite interesting, thanks.
> >
> > Can anyone give me a natural/safe/cheap solution to protect wooden
> > poles from humidity ?
> >
> > The poles we use for refugees shelters have to be replaced frequently
> > in tropical areas because the underground part rots.
> >
> > Asante (thanks). Guy
> >
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