Building is still 5+ years away, and I am just starting to mess around with some ad-hoc plans. One thing I have wanted to do is to use 'feature' posts on the corners of the house (L shape). Ideally these would be ~40cm tree trunks. I'm literally fishing for ideas at this stage.
a) is it possible? how would they be secured to the ground?
b) what sort of timber would be ideal - especially for minimal splitting? (southern tablelands NSW)
c) how do they 'round off' the trunk (ensuring even diameter from top to bottom)?
d) how 'seasoned' would they need to be?