Aromatic Red Cedar Lumber

Domestic hardwood aromatic cedar is classified as a domestic wood and is sometimes referred to as eastern red cedar southern red juniper incense cedar savin pencil cedar or pencil juniper.

Aromatic red cedar lumber.

Except for the knots the grain is very. Cedar is red in color and the thin sapwood is nearly white. Very knotty with distinctive cedar aroma. The wood is soft with a fine even texture.

It has a delicate fragrance. Aromatic red cedar is straight grained with knots throughout. Aromatic cedar lumber angela raimato 2019 03 25t15 45 56 04 00. The wood is commonly used in closets and chests to repel moths and other insects.

This wood glues and finishes well. Aromatic cedar is easy to work with. Aromatic cedar by the piece maybe sawn up to 1 16 of size listed. All of our red cedar lumber is rough cut and comes in a variety of deminsions all in 8 lengths.

Click here for complete species details. Because of overharvesting and the fact the tree is very slow growing the lumber available is usually short and narrow. Knots and other defects are common. 2 good faces free of rot doughty and soft knots.

A grade lumber. It has a beautiful contrast between the reddish purple heartwood and white sapwood. The material is generally full of knots. Eastern red cedar lumber aromatic cedar eastern red cedar or aromatic cedar has been used for years in cedar chests and closets to protect clothing from insect damage.

Average weight is 2 5 lbs per bf. Soft easy to work but knots may present some difficulties. Aromatic cedar has varying shades of red color. Aromatic cedar aromatic red cedar boards tend to be knotty and narrow because this is a very slow growing species and most trees harvested tend to be fairly small in diameter.

1 x 4 x 8 4 66 1 x 6 x 8 7 00 1 x 8 x 8 9 32. Call us now at 1. It has a fine even texture and outstanding resistance to decay. Sapwood voids and live edge are not considered a defects in this species.

Most choose to leave the wood unfinished to keep the aromatic smell. However thin sapwood can be nearly white. Wood vendors sources only the finest aroumatic red cedar lumber as well aromatic red cedar slabs. We also saw custom orders upon request.

Aromatic red cedar has a distinct and tell tale scent. Cupressaceae the cypress family. Tiger myrtle oak red oak white pecan pine eastern white. It is known for its distinct scent and is commonly used in closets and chests to repel moths insects.

Aromatic cedar dimensional lumber. The grain is very fine and even except for knots. Aromatic red cedar glues and finishes well though in many applications the wood is left unfinished to preserve its aromatic properties.