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Re: Material: Western Red/White Cedar
By:Malcolm Schweizer
Date: 3/11/2011, 12:17 am
In Response To: Re: Material: Western Red/White Cedar (John Robinson)

: Thanks for the info...your are right about the pine, it is just for
: accents, so I really don't need Alaskan Yellow or Western
: White....I'll check out the place in Maryland and I do need
: clear vertical grain quarter sawed boards...
: John

Pine will darken a lot when wet out and continue to darken with age. Yellow cedar will stay truer to its original color.

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Material: Western Red/White Cedar
John Robinson -- 3/10/2011, 3:55 pm
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Dave Gentry -- 3/10/2011, 4:30 pm
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Damian wentzel -- 3/10/2011, 6:32 pm
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Mike Bielski -- 3/10/2011, 5:05 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 3/10/2011, 5:26 pm
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John Robinson -- 3/10/2011, 5:38 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 3/10/2011, 7:06 pm
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John Robinson -- 3/10/2011, 8:02 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 3/10/2011, 8:06 pm
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Malcolm Schweizer -- 3/11/2011, 12:17 am
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Mark Joyse -- 3/10/2011, 6:39 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 3/10/2011, 7:07 pm
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ancient kayaker -- 3/10/2011, 7:22 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 3/10/2011, 8:03 pm
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John Robinson -- 3/10/2011, 5:39 pm