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Re: Northern White Cedar
By:PatrickC
Date: 5/14/2008, 12:33 am
In Response To: Northern White Cedar (Dan Caouette (CSFW))

my boat is made of "juniper" I am pretty sure it is atlantic cedar.

i have a plank of it about 10' long 2" thick..it's definitely bendy
and easy to work with i wish i had more. I did not know it was nearly extinct.

: For us in the Northeast US, there's no better wood for strip building than
: NWC (Atlantic Cedar is better but it's almost extinct.). Compared to
: Western Redcedar it's lighter in weight, bends so easily it's not even
: funny, and it's a locally harvested wood. It can be bit tough to find and
: it will be hard getting your hands on long, clear pieces. My stock is from
: 7 to 9 feet in length with not a knot in sight. It's all I'm using for the
: cores of my painted boats and most of my bright finished ones.

: Dan

Messages In This Thread

Strip: Firestar - stern building
Roger -- 5/12/2008, 6:52 am
Re: Strip: Firestar - stern building *Pic*
John Monroe -- 5/15/2008, 4:40 am
Re: Strip: Firestar - stern building
PatrickC -- 5/13/2008, 1:11 am
Re: Strip: Firestar - stern building
Roger -- 5/13/2008, 7:18 am
Re: Strip: Firestar - stern building
Bob Deutsch------WebKitFormBoundaryMj+41hHLCDocqqN -- 5/13/2008, 7:50 am
Northern White Cedar
Dan Caouette (CSFW) -- 5/13/2008, 9:26 am
Re: Northern White Cedar
PatrickC -- 5/14/2008, 12:33 am
Atlantic White Cedar *LINK*
Dan Caouette (CSFW) -- 5/14/2008, 8:51 am
Re: Atlantic White Cedar
PatrickC -- 5/14/2008, 11:43 pm
Re: Strip: Firestar - stern building
Rob Macks / Laughing Loon CC&K -- 5/12/2008, 10:24 am
Re: Strip: Firestar - stern building
Rob Macks / Laughing Loon CC&K -- 5/12/2008, 10:47 am
Re: Strip: Firestar - stern building
Roger -- 5/13/2008, 7:04 am
Re: Strip: Firestar - stern building *Pic*
Etienne Muller -- 5/12/2008, 7:58 am
Re: Strip: Firestar - stern building
Roger -- 5/12/2008, 8:29 am
Re: Strip: Firestar - stern building *Pic*
Etienne Muller -- 5/12/2008, 12:08 pm
Re: Strip: Firestar - stern building
Mike Savage -- 5/12/2008, 8:04 am
Re: Strip: Firestar - stern building
Etienne Muller -- 5/12/2008, 8:12 am
Re: Strip: Firestar - stern building
Mike Savage -- 5/12/2008, 1:38 pm
Re: Strip: Firestar - stern building
Etienne Muller -- 5/13/2008, 11:14 am
Re: Strip: Firestar - stern building
Mike Savage -- 5/13/2008, 3:30 pm
Re: Strip: Firestar - stern building
Etienne Muller -- 5/14/2008, 10:54 am
Re: Strip: Firestar - stern building
Mike Savage -- 5/14/2008, 5:50 pm