Alan, You can still buy creasote at Melton Mowbray market. I bought 5 gall recently, the stallholder when asked suggested I looked like a farmer. regarding hard versus soft wood, the best would be larch which is a soft wood. E.W. ----- Original Message ----- From: "alan Stepney" <alan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> MODEL ENGINEERING DISCUSSION LIST. To UNSUBSCRIBE from this list, send a blank email to, modeleng-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" in the subject line.