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beer-breath
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K, so what is the differences between red and yellow cedar? locally here, I have read that the big lure-makers are using "yellow" cedar.
what might be better with yellow cedar?? one thing I can think of, is maybe it has tighter grain? that is one issue I have with using red cedar, is the grain is so large. where that becomes an issue for me, is with my hole-through design. I need to drill a precise hole through the lure, and the grain can be a PITA for this. |
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horrorhead
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In Australia we have a red cedar which has a tight grain and import a western red cedar. The WR cedar has a large grain and is from America, notably from British Columbia.
I don't know about your yellow cedar unless we market it here under another name?
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Beer-Breath (love that monicker), you would be pleasantly surprized if you tried your American Redwood (Sequoia) beautiful to carve, I've used it here in Oz. Would love to get my hands on some more.
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beer-breath
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thanks guys. I did some researching, and the yellow cedar is Alaskan. it's slower-growing and the hardest cedar in the world. it also has very straight grain, so very different that way from the red cedar. apparently, it's used extensively in paddle making, probably due to it's straight grain. and also very popular in boat-building. it greatly withstands constant wear and load impacts, and does not splinter.
and apparently, the Alaskan yellow cedar is not in fact a cedar at all, but is actually a cypress tree. hmmm!? don't know why they are then passing it off as cedar, probably more popular doing that for sales. no wonder it has none of the cedar traits, soft wood, large grain, splinters, etc, because it's NOT a dang cedar in the first place. |
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horrorhead
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I think that may be the timber the oars in my boat are made out of yellow cedar - your description of the timber matches them.
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I think they use "white cedar'' (turned on a lathe) over there for saltwater plugs etc, perfect for those sabre toothed saltwater critters.
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