Have you heard of thermally modified wood? It's new to North America but has been used in Europe for years. I saw it in the Mar. 2010 wood magazine.
woodmagazine.coverleaf.com/woodmagazine/201003?pg=22#pg22
It looks like an exotic South American hardwood but it is actually sothern yellow pine.
The Manufacturer, Purewood products, says it’s been used in Eroupe for years. Apparantley only heat and steam are used to convert the wood sugars permanantley to a natural substance that cannot be digested by insects and micro orginism. The darker color is throught-out the wood. Further claim that it is dimmenssionally stable, lightweight, can be cut, sanded, stained just like regular wood. All this without chemicals. It looks like a good alternative to pressure treated or plastic.Sounds too good to be true.
Your thoughts?
