Re: finding cedar

[Bill Strosberg <bill@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Matt Broughton wrote:
> I heard back from mcgee lumber this morning, they say:
>
> "We do carry 2X8 and 2X12 in clear vertical grain cedar.  Price per 
> linear foot for 2X8 is $13.00 and 2X12 is $24.00."
>
> Which makes a 16' plank of 2x8 $208 and a 12' plank $156.  I'll need 6 
> of them for 360 strips exactly, I'm guessing that I'll have plenty of 
> extra due to only 25% or so needing to be 16 feet.  Is that price 
> reasonable?  Should I order only 2 boards at 16' and the rest at 12' 
> to save some $$ or will the extra come in handy?
>
> 2 16's and 4 12's come out to $1040. 
>
> -Matt
>
> On Dec 19, 2007 4:55 PM, ryoalty <ryoalty@xxxxxxxxx 
> <mailto:ryoalty@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
>
>     Matt,
>      
>     I too had a hard time finding appropriate grade WRC.  Finally Greg
>     Ryan had a secret place that needed to be wrung out of him by
>     force.  Well not really.
>      
>     I did a girdle er, no a google search and found one
>     promising result. 
>      
>     www.mcgee*lumber*.com/*cedar*.htm Charlotte, NC 
>      
>     It's quite a ways from SC, but it looks highly promising.
>      
>     On my skiff, there are a few scarf joints here and there.  Making
>     additional strips where uniform color was required was usefull. 
>     Asthetically, it wasn't too bad.  You really have to look
>     carefully too see the joints.  The glue line gives it away.
>      
>     I used a two inch long scarf join, made with a jig and handplane. 
>     I've no pictures to post.  I'm just back in the country, and
>     hopefully the scarf jig is still in the shop.  To the uneducated
>     eye, my prize winning scarf jig looks like a peice of scrap. 
>      
>     David Slevin
>      
>      
>
>     */Matt Broughton <matt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>     <mailto:matt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>>/* wrote:
>
>         Having a helluva time finding cedar planks in SC.  Is anyone
>         nearby that can suggest a place to look? 
>
>         If worst comes to worst I've got a local lumber yard that can
>         order, but that gets very expensive very quick.  I'll be
>         calling some folks in Myrtle Beach and Columbia today, but I
>         thought I'd turn to the list and see if anyone's got any leads
>         in this corner of the country.
>
>         I'd be willing to drive several hours in any direction (SC,
>         GA, NC, maybe FL or VA if price is right) to get a few nice
>         clear WRC planks.
>
>         -- 
>         Matt B.
>
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> --
> Matt B.
Don't know if it would work out better in the end, but I called Adams & 
Kennedy on your behalf (http://www.wood-source.com) and got today's 
prices of:

Western Red Cedar (Select Grade - for boats, kayaks & canoes) 4 quarter 
stock.

$6.12/boardfoot  Canadian dollars (around PAR) for lengths OVER 16'

$5.10/boardfoot CDN for lengths under 16'

I'm sure there would be brokerage and any duties applicable, but I've 
had great results from their stock on my projects (and I hope someday to 
build a Swift).

I milled my last project's strips from WRC from Adams & Kennedy.

If my experience is of any relevance, it's better to order more at full 
lengths than you expect because you do encounter non-perfect strips 
where you get shorter lengths during the milling process.

I'm planning on trying glued finger joints on WRC myself for a kayak 
(for my wife) to make longer stock out of 8' fence lengths (very 
cheap).  If I glue and finger join boards before the milling process I 
think I'll end up with well matched and almost invisible full length 
stock at a fraction of the cost.  Lee Valley (http://www.leevalley.com) 
has got great finger joint router bits right here in town.

Cheers and good luck,

Adams & Kennedy are not answering phones this afternoon as they are 
doing inventory.  They'll be there first thing tomorrow morning.  Thye 
have a lot of experience shipping into the States.

--
Bill S. in Ottawa


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