Timber Panels

**Chesand** · 10th August 2023, 06:45 PM

I have 5 panels which I have been hoarding for over 20 years so it is time for them to go.
They have the colour and appearance of cedar, possibly WRC but I cannot guarantee that.
They are 1050mm long by 400mm wide and 30mm thick. One has a split at one of the laminations but it should be repairable.
$25 each for the 4 good ones, $20 for the split one or $110 for the lot. Prefer to sell as one lot.
Collect from Sunbury or I can help with delivery to Essendon or Coburg areas and places in between.

Cedar boards.jpg Cedar end grain.jpg Cedar Board Close up.jpg

The last photo shows a sanded area and end grain

**The Spin Doctor** · 11th August 2023, 05:35 PM

Give em a sniff after you plane a bit off. You'll know pretty quick if they're western red cedar.

**section1** · 14th August 2023, 08:04 PM

100% without a doubt it is WRC

**auscab** · 14th August 2023, 08:16 PM

Looks like Californian Red Pine . Heaps was bought into Melbourne last century and is found in plenty of houses and furniture after 1860.

Exactly what tree it was or came from can get a bit confusing I think.
I found this first link below. Which may be right.
Redwood and cedar are similar but Redwood has the deep red colour like in those boards. And it shows up all the time in house wreckers yards and Aussie furniture as a secondary timber. The Western Red Cedar you see in saunas and window and door construction from last century like the 1980s isn't the same . Close but different.
Some more links.
Redwood | WoodSolutions

Redwood Vs Western Red Cedar - the facts to consider

The Lumberjacks Who Felled California’s Giant Redwoods | Amusing Planet

**Chesand** · 15th August 2023, 08:36 AM

Thanks Auscab, I think you might be on the money as it looks very much like the timber in your links.
I planed an edge and there was no distinctive smell so not WRC. It was soft and planed very easily.

Panel Shavings.jpg

I have added a photo of the planed edge and shavings

**Chesand** · 20th August 2023, 08:21 AM

BUMP

Any interest at $20 each, $15 for the split one, or $90 for the lot?

**Chesand** · 30th August 2023, 10:53 AM

No interest here so WITHDRAWN from sale.
I will see if the local Mens Shed can use them

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