Deb, WHAT ?? You like it when KC Scott and I get flamed? We extolled both creosoted and pressure treated after a little weathering. We agreed that the sawdust should not be used on breakfast cereal. But, at least one of us noted that charred (blowtorched) wood also holds up well in garden applications (raised beds) and won't draw the ire of the "death by chemistry" set. Gareth the ChileKnight