Hi folks,
This weekend I got very lucky. Being totally out of money after outfitting a small shop with tools, I received a large amount of free hardwood from a woodworker moving to a new house who did not want to keep all his cut-offs.
In the bunch, there are several large-ish boards of what he called pencil cedar. It smells just like pencils. It’s a dry looking wood, pretty rough boards, with knots and some cracks. Some boards are more brown, some are a bit more reddish.
I would love to find some projects for this wood in the future but I’m wondering what type of application it would be good for. Would it be used only for lining or could that be used to make some pieces of furniture? Would that end up being a bit too dry and brittle for furniture?
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Very nice scented timber.
I have some from the 50's! Lovely pink tone and have used it for panels and drawer bottoms, box linings etc. rather soft for furniture?
David Charlesworth
Pencil stock is Primarily Incense Cedar- This stock is grown in Northern California and oregon. Incense machines very easy and Paints even better. Years ago was used heavily in the wood window blind , shutters. Now knotty stock goes to decks and fencing and outdoor furniture. Clear stock is used quite a bit in Custom windows and Doors in the southwest.
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Outdoor furniture sounds good. I have a large slab that could be a bench. How should that be finished for outdoors? It's Arizona here, so strong rains in the "monsoon" but dry and hot the rest of the year.
Incense Cedar when allowed to age naturally turns a silvery grey. I Know that there are some tannins in incense and have seen people have trouble finishing the wood with oil base coatings and primers. I would stick to a water base coating. sorry i couldn't be more help
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