Kerem,
You will find quite a difference in color and density of western red cedar. I
used 2X6, and when picking out the wood, some of the boards were twice as heavy
as others. I just picked out the lightest boards. You don't want to use all
white cedar, it is much denser, and therefore heavier, and it is harder to sand.
Mark
----- Original Message -----
From: Kerem Kirkpinar
To: wfs03@xxxxxxx
Cc: windrunner16i14@xxxxxxxxx ; swiftsolo@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Friday, September 21, 2007 7:28 AM
Subject: Re: where to buy ceder
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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