Colour: Golden to silver grey. The pictures above & below show how the oak changes from a gold colour, to a blotchy, darker, 'stained' look, & finally to a silver grey. This cycle will take 4 - 10 months, depending on sunlight & location of the railway sleepers.
Description: This new oak is unseasoned (means it's been freshly cut in the last 6 months) and untreated. The oak is normally square edged on one face, with some rounded edges (scallops) on the opposite face, where the oak has been cut from the outside of the tree. See pictures below. It can also have splits, knots & blemishes.
Comment: Will age and season gracefully. Suitable for furniture (tables & benches), as well as lintels, steps, decking and other landscaping projects. See 'project photos' and examples below of these sleepers in use.
Weight: Can be heavy to lift, especially the 2.6m x 250mm x 150mm. Ranging from 170 - 220 lb (80 - 100 kilos) Bear this in mind for carrying sleepers into position (e.g. the back of a garden). You'll need at least two people.
Cutting: Quite hard. You'll need a circular saw / chainsaw / powered saw to cut these railway sleepers.
Attaching / Fixing: Timberlok will screw through these without a pilot hole, so long as the drill is powerful.