Habebty
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Go for a glue laminated main beam and whatever size you think is right, double it, as the loads on hammock ends are huge!
Be careful with oak. I spent a small fortune buying some to build a pergola about 15 years ago and I might as well have used cheap softwood from B&Q. There's a world of difference between heartwood and sapwood, but this sap didn't know that at the time. The sawmill saw me coming!What about finding some nice oak ? Its cheap enough for building needs,, you could be really clever and find some naturally curving pieces and make davit like supports?
That could be applied to a lot of modern hardwoods. A slow naturally grown hardwood is superior to a forced high speed grown same hardwood.Be careful with oak.
Unfortunately, finding somewhere to store such a thing would pose problems of its own.What a coincidence, my wife just the other day bought a hammock off ebay and requested that I make a stand for it.
I did briefly look at my timber collection but decided that a design that could be dismantled would be best as realistically it only needs to be outside for a few weeks per year.
Thus some 4x2 C16 from Wickes and some nice quick drying oak varnish is the easy and cheap way forward.
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The acorns are starting to look good.......Unfortunately, finding somewhere to store such a thing would pose problems of its own.
I don't think my neighbours would appreciate the roots of an oak under their houses.The acorns are starting to look good.......