Totally beginner question. Does cedar density differ from one source to
another or the part of the tree where the strips are cut from? Does it make
any difference what so ever for our purposes? Does white & red cedar differ
in various attributes other than color? In other words, if you so wanted,
could you build a SwiftSolo completely from white cedar rather than red?
Thanks for your kind assistance.
Regards,
Kerem
On 9/21/07, wfs03@xxxxxxx <wfs03@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> John,
> Try Liberty Cedar, 325 Liberty Lane, West Kingston, RI 02892
> 401-789-6626. Purchase 1x6 Western Red D&BTR Inland Cedar (S1S2E) Product
> Code 5D106. You may want to get some white cedar and mahogany for accent
> strips. They may have boards in 14 ft and 16 ft lengths, but you want to
> hand-pick ones that are flat grain so that your strips can be cut quarter
> sawn for strength. The grain in your strip must run near vertical when the
> strip is laid flat on your table. Use a thin kerf saw blade in your table
> saw to rip the 1/4"x1" strips. Then mill them with a 1/4" cove and bead
> router bit, which will reduce the strips to about 3/4". Mill the bead edge
> first and then the cove edge. The cove and bead bits are available from
> MLCSWoodWorking.com, called their "canoe" router bits. I got 184 BF,
> which produced enough strips for nearly two boats, so I hope that your
> estimate is closer.
>
> If you want to buy ready-made strips, the Swift Solo Construction Links
> page lists some good sources.
>
>
> Bill Scheumann
> USA020 and USA040
> Barrington, RI
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: john harmuth <windrunner16i14@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: swiftsolo@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Thu, 20 Sep 2007 9:09 pm
> Subject: where to buy ceder
>
> im in connecticut and im looking to find a place to buy the ceder anyone
> have a good place in the northeast
>
> john
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