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    Posted: 04 Oct 2014 at 6:52pm
Western Red Cedar

Scientific Name: Thuja plicata


Distribution: Pacific Northwest United States/Canada

Average Dried Weight: 23 lbs/ft3 (370 kg/m3)

Specific Gravity (Basic, 12% MC): .31, .37

Colour/Appearance: Heartwood reddish to pinkish brown, often with random streaks and bands of darker red/brown areas. Narrow sapwood is pale yellowish white, and isn’t always sharply demarcated from the heartwood.

Grain/Texture: Has a straight grain and a medium to coarse texture.

Workability: Easy to work with both hand or machine tools, though it dents and scratches very easily due to its softness, and can sand unevenly due to the difference in density between the earlywood and latewood zones. Glues and finishes well. Iron-based fasteners can stain and discolour the wood, especially in the presence of moisture.

Odour: Western Red Cedar has a strong, aromatic scent when being worked.

Allergies/Toxicity: Although severe reactions are quite uncommon, Western Red Cedar has been reported as a sensitizer. Usually most common reactions simply include eye, skin, and respiratory irritation, as well as asthma-like symptoms and nervous system effects.

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Hi Darby I am going to try some wrc as you have said it is fairly soft is it better to use cross grain or with the grain .
 
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Ive always gone with the grain brian, no worries, but it can be a bit knotty in the older timber, when sanding back the grain can be really hard and leaves the surface uneven at times otherwise its good to use.
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If the lure is going to be fished with go with the grain always Brian, otherwise it will split and fall away. For Nudes and other display lures across grain comes up beautifully.
You'll also need to harden it prior to painting.
And make sure you cover up, the dust very fine and is quite toxic.
It is a great timber to make lures from, 99% of mine are WRC.
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thanks Blinky I know it is toxic but thought I would give it a go .Thanks for the advice and I will have to get a wood hardner what do you suggest  .
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Thanks Jason I will give it a go on a few lures and see how it goes .Also it was good to meet you and the rest of the crew that were there at Glenlyon no fish but a enjoyable weekend Thanks

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Hopefully see you next year again brian was good to catch up mate and look through your lures.
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Thankyou Jason and it was good to have a look at your lures with all the different shapes you have and if all goes to plan I will see you in Ipswich mid year at the expo
 
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Originally posted by brian1960 brian1960 wrote:

thanks Blinky I know it is toxic but thought I would give it a go .Thanks for the advice and I will have to get a wood hardner what do you suggest  .
thanks Brian

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will look into it thankyou
 
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