: The cedar boards I recently purchased were not dry when I bought them. Do I
: need to let them dry them the same as I would if I were building
: furniture? Also, any recomendations on where to purchase cove and bead
: router bits?

Eagle America in Chardon OH carries quality router bits. I stopped in when passing through over Thanksgiving and talked with them. Their Eagle bits are expensive and they told me that unless you were doing production work that you probably did not need the top of the line. The also carry a line called Price Cutter which are imports. They are microchip carbide and are of good quality. I have used some of these bits in the past with no problems. You can find them on the web at PriceCutter.com. I cannot find the bits in the PriceCutter catalog but you can give them a call and ask them to cross reference the Eagle bits to the PriceCutter bits. The item numbers for the Eagle bits for 1/4 inch stock are 164-1042 for the cove cutter and 160-0402 for the bead cutter. They are about $40 each in Eagle but I think that I paid about that for the two bits in the CostCutter. Their phone # is 1-800-872-2511. Good luck.