Last day of the year!

I have another 5 posts cut to length (I cut them to 98 inches long) and ready to soak.  I counted the posts I have still in the pile and am pretty sure I have about 17 in total.  There are 2 that are 4.5x4.5 inches, I will probably use these as the arbor posts.  I am considering using 3 posts per corner of the grape fenced region.  I will need one (or two) for the gate.  So I will need 17 JUST for the fence!  I need 2 more 5x5s.  I might actually have them in the barn.  I have to look over the lumber stacks.

4 posts done!  5th one is in the trough soaking.  Interesting how the color varies depending on the type of wood.  I think I have basswood, red oak, and white oak here.

Considering how much I splash out, I am glad that I decided to do the soaking out in the barn and not in my shop!

Wood treatment, continued

Leveling the trough

I mixed the chemicals in those old red gas tanks.  I figured that it would be best to do the soak out in the barn in case of a leak in the plastic...

A post is in the trough and the solution is covering it!

Bubbles coming out of the log.  Probably an insect hole getting filled in with solution!

The wood floats in the solution!  I hadn't anticipated that.  So I guess I will have to flip each post once to make sure they get well coated,