Bonanza posts (un-edged) rough, top straight made of Robinia wood

The Bonanza posts are created by sawing logs straight on both sides (trimmed). Therefore, the trimmed sides are rough-sawn. On the two remaining naturally grown sides, only bark and bast are removed, and unevenness is smoothed out. This leaves the surface rough. These sides show the natural shape of the log with its irregularities. You can see the growth pattern of the log from which it is made, including embedded branches.

The end of the post intended for the top is cut straight at a 90° angle to the post axis.

If you choose the "not pointed" version, the posts are not pointed but are also cut straight at the end intended for the bottom and beveled at both ends.

If you choose the "pointed" version, the posts are pointed at the end intended for the bottom and beveled at the end intended for the top.

By choosing acacia wood, you are opting for a wonderful product of nature. This is not an artificial, standardized material. Each piece has its individuality, its liveliness through certain irregularities. They only become defects if they impair functionality.

Dimensional tolerances: The specified thickness measurements apply with a tolerance of 10%, but in no case more than 5 mm (at the time of delivery). Due to drying, the thickness measurements can decrease by up to 6%. The specified length is accurate to within 2 cm.

Quality features: Healthy wood; embedded knots are permissible. Construction wood.

Warping and cracks: Wood is alive because its moisture content – depending on the ambient humidity and climate – affects the dimensions and internal stresses of the wood. Across the grain (radial, tangential), the dimensions can change by up to 6% in practice, while along the grain (axial) they change only very slightly.

Larger internal stresses are released by the wood warping and cracking. This must be taken into account. (Our ancestors, whose main material was wood, did this; we tend to forget it today.)

The above applies even more the harder the wood is; acacia wood is the hardest among woods.

How the wood warps and cracks is not concretely predictable. The drier the wood is, the greater the volume shrinkage and the more and larger the cracks generally are. There can be several cracks, or it can concentrate on just one large crack.

On the other hand, the thickness of the wood is crucial. The thicker the wood is, the greater the volume shrinkage that is "compensated" by the cracks. From wood thicknesses of 6 cm, cracks are unavoidable, no matter how carefully it is dried.

The ambient climate can vary greatly. Outdoor areas unprotected or covered, indoor areas unheated or heated, sunny side or shady side.

Since we do not know the ambient climate at the place of use, we deliver planed goods air-dried, i.e., with a wood moisture content of about 20%, no more. Then there are at most slight cracks for thicknesses from 6 cm – in relation to the thickness (see above). In a shady place, the wood will hardly dry out further.

Rapid further drying of the wood in the sun or in a protected place amplifies the stresses in the wood. Then the wood can warp and crack far beyond the unavoidable extent.

The end faces of the wood are particularly at risk, as moisture escapes more quickly here. It is therefore advisable to protect and seal the end faces, for example, with a stain.

If you need to store the wood, please do so in a shady, cool place and secured.

Cracks do not impair the strength, load-bearing capacity, and lifespan of the wood.