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#1
11-20-2009, 9:13 AM
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Red Cedar project ideas? (I assume a cutting board is a no)
So I have about 50 board feet of red cedar that I haven't found a use for. It is VERY aromatic but I already built a cedar chest so I don't need it for that.
Any ideas? I would love the color in a cutting board, but it seems much too soft for that..
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#2
11-20-2009, 9:29 AM
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On the simple end of the spectrum, how about birdhouses or salmon grilling planks?
Also, you could rip a couple thin strips to use as accent color on edges of a cutting board, I would think the softness wouldn't matter there. That won't do much to use up 50 bd feet, I admit.
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11-20-2009, 12:25 PM
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closet insert?
I built my boys a closet insert out of red cedar - it is hardly the finest example of my work... large brittle panels with dadoes in them fit into a nowhere near square closet, but it looks nice and smells very nice as well. Do be careful with the boards, as I found that even a small shock to the board would cause a fracture (could be the grade of red cedar that I can get in the SF bay area too, I don't know)
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#4
11-20-2009, 12:40 PM
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Apple-smoked Bacon is popular-why not cedar-infused cheddar? Good Luck!
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#5
11-20-2009, 1:42 PM
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It is a good material for signs (house numbers etc).
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#6
11-20-2009, 6:24 PM
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That's enough for a woodstrip canoe. This is mostly cedar:
http://home.earthlink.net/~durgerian/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/complete_canoe.jpg
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#7
11-20-2009, 6:34 PM
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Build a cigar store...
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#9
11-20-2009, 11:01 PM
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Quote:
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#10
11-21-2009, 12:14 AM
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I work with Eastern Red Cedar a lot. Just this summer I made a patio set (table and 4 armchairs) from it, an Adirondack chair and recently a child's rocker for the daughter of a friend. Some pics attached.
I've also made boxes, bird houses, bird feeders, signs and a patio chaise lounge from it. Eastern Red cedar is very weather resistant and works well for outside projects.
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