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  1. 3rd November 2015, 11:37 AM #1
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    Default Uses for Western red cedar

    Hi all, I have been offered some boards of Western Red Cedar for next to nothing. Can anyone please suggest uses for this very soft timber in box making etc?
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    I use western cedar for inlaying only on boxes. If you can get enough makes very good plantation shutters.
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    Tell me how many growth rings per inch. 10? 20? 30+? Can't advise you without some sense of the wood structure.
    Now, mind you, I've been carving the stuff for 20+ years, I have some ideas.
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    It's often quite good for lining boxes. If it's quarter sawn, it's very stable and you can make liners about 2mm thick.
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