/diy/ - Do It Yourself

I got a couple logs treated with copper arseholenate. I want to chop them up into little piers/stumps to support a platform.

I plan on counterboring the piers, then putting a sleeved anchor through the centre and into some concrete.

>Which way is strongest:
Would it be okay to simply slice them up along the log, then put the bolts through the centre, through the inner rings?

Or is it stronger to put them through the sides? In which case I'd need to square the logs up, or at least two sides.

As you can probably tell, I am no timbersmith, so use small words please!~

I got a couple logs treated with copper arseholenate. I want to chop them up into little piers/stumps to support a platform.

I plan on counterboring the piers, then putting a sleeved anchor through the centre and into some concrete.

>Which way is strongest:
Would it be okay to simply slice them up along the log, then put the bolts through the centre, through the inner rings?

Or is it stronger to put them through the sides? In which case I'd need to square the logs up, or at least two sides.

As you can probably tell, I am no timbersmith, so use small words please!~