hi

since KTM is changing from wood to concrete railway sleeper track, there must be a lot of them around. i hear rumours that there is a KTM gedung where maybe it might be for sale.

i'm into wood diy at the moment, and these wood pieces are perfect for my needs. very solid, old and i'm trying to recycle them (rather than chop down a tree).

anyone knows where to find / buy or source it?

thank you.

i'm looking to build some simple wooden furniture for my garden.

looking for sleeper wood because (i thought) its cheap, and should be extremely hard and termite proof.

thanks for your input...... still looking for the mythical gedung where KTM keeps them....

Can you hint to me where to find this gedung.......thank you so much...

Interesting to learn. Would really like to find out how to source for these wood pieces. These wood pieces are probably really hard, and time-tested....

Thank you for the sharing on creosote. I think you've helped me move on from this search... Better go hang out at timber mill instead now....

Coal-tar creosote is the most widely used wood treatment today; both industrially, processed into wood using pressure methods such as "full-cell process" or "empty-cell process", and more commonly applied to wood through brushing. In addition to toxicity to fungi, insects, and marine borers, it serves as a natural water repellant. It's commonly used to preserve and waterproof cross ties, pilings, telephone poles, power line poles, marine pilings, and fence posts. Although suitable for use in preserving the structural timbers of buildings, it is not generally used that way because it is difficult to apply.
Due to its carcinogenic character, the European Union has regulated the quality of creosote for the EU market [66] and requires that the sale of creosote be limited to professional users.[67][68] The United States Environmental Protection Agency regulates the use of coal tar creosote as a wood preservative under the provisions of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act. Creosote is considered a restricted-use pesticide and is only available to licensed pesticide applicators[69][70]