new wooden door step - fixing and finishing

[Magnus Lycka]

jkn wrote:
> Hi all

Hi!

>     I'm considering having a go at replacing the wooden door step to
> our back door. The original is loose and rotting.

Aha, like old perl scripts.

> I'm sure some of this will be clearer when I remove the (metal) door
> frame - how is such a step fixed? Vertical frame fixings?

cx_freeze maybe?

> Also, any suggestions for treating/finishing such an item, subject to
> heavy use, to prevent future rot? I was wondering about treating it
> wilth liberal amounts of Teak Oil or similar...

Perhaps a list comprehension will do? Or a regular expression?