Question about lumber for the OB

Were are you located? What kind of wood you looking for? I can cut you some oak that size for free, but it will be green wood. Something that size would take about 4 years to air dry out.

You can get some pressure treated beams in that size and then cover the outsides with good lumber.

In the grosse tete area.

I was just gonna sand the wood smooth and not even seal it.

The bed itself is a 2x6 pine rectangle with one crossbrace. It is topped with 2x4 pine with 1/8 inch gaps. The edges are rounded off. The whole thing weighs about 200lbs.

My plan is to add two boards under the 2x4s running lengthwise. Have the posts rest there. Run two large bolts with washers through each corner and brace the post inside as well.

I'm with you on this, but I know in St Francisville there is a cypress/hardwoods lumber yard. I think anywhere can get pine.

Netterville. Used to sell a lot of ash, oak, and cypress to them

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All lumber yards will have PT 6x6

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not necessarily

Source: Worked at a lumber remanufacturing mill

6x6 isn't a common cut that's kept in stock at every mill, much less just getting 2 pieces. That means the mill has to bust open a bundle. I'd think a place like lowes would be a better bet than a local lumber yard. It's worth a shot I guess, we cut 6x6 every now and then, depending on the length they're cutting they may have some 30" pieces going to the scrap grinder. We used to have 36" of scrap on landscape timbers due to requested length of cut from length we were trimming from. Made great firewood

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In the grosse tete area.

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I live In New Roads area. I do have 8x8 that is a little over 8' that is red oak and green already cut that you can have for free. It was an extra from my timber built guess/camp house. Hell, I have a small sawmill and can cut what size you need. Just let me know.

YGM Rando.