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Product Range > Timber Species > Western Red Cedar
Western Red Cedar
Known for its extremely fine and even grain, its flexibility and strength in proportion to its weight, Western Red Cedar is a species of wood that can be used in a variety of ways.
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Our range of sizes is listed. If you require a quotation, call (03) 9808 5522
or email sales@hazelwoodhill.com.au
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| Western Red Cedar - Rough Sawn |
Western Red Cedar - Dressed All Round |
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50 x 25mm
75 x 25mm
100 x 25mm
150 x 25mm
200 x 25mm
250 x 25mm
300 x 25mm
38 x 38mm
50 x 38mm
75 x 38mm
100 x 38mm
150 x 38mm
200 x 38mm
250 x 38mm
300 x 38mm
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50 x 50mm
75 x 50mm
100 x 50mm
150 x 50mm
200 x 50mm
250 x 50mm
300 x 50mm
75 x 75mm
100 x 75mm
150 x 75mm
200 x 75mm
250 x 75mm
300 x 75mm
100 x 100mm
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140 x 19mm
42 x 19mm
65 x 19mm
90 x 19mm
135 x 19mm
185 x 19mm
235 x 19mm
285 x 19mm
30 x 30mm
40 x 30mm
65 x 30mm
90 x 30mm
135 x 30mm
185 x 30mm
235 x 30mm
285 x 30mm
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40 x 40mm
65 x 40mm
90 x 40mm
135 x 40mm
185 x 40mm
235 x 40mm
285 x 40mm
65 x 65mm
90 x 65mm
135 x 65mm
185 x 65mm
235 x 65mm
285 x 65mm
90 x 90mm
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Western Red Cedar is renowned for its high impermeability to liquids and its natural phenol preservatives, which make it ideally suited for exterior use and interior use where humidity is high.
Old Growth Western Red Cedars' slow growth, dense fibre and natural oily extractives are responsible for its decay resistance and its rich colouring, which ranges from a light milky straw color in the sapwood to a vanilla-chocolate in the heartwood. It is a stable wood that seasons easily and quickly, with a very low shrinkage factor.
Botanical name: Thuja plicata
Origin: Western Red Cedar grows in North America.
Appearance: Heartwood very pale brown to very dark brown. Sapwood yellowish white. Texture fine but uneven. Grain straight. Growth rings prominent.
In general: Easy to work but the sanding dust can be very irritating to the breathing passages, so a well-ventilated workshop is essential. It is rather brittle, so care is needed in working end grain.
Since it is very soft there is a risk when dressing it that the cutters may compress the softer earlywood, which will later recover to produce a ridged surface. Glues well and is a good base for coatings.
The damp wood is corrosive to iron, resulting in a black discolouration of the surrounding wood, so hot-dipped galvanised nails are commonly used in areas likely to experience any dampness.
A yellowish colouring readily leaches from the wood, so white-painted woodwork at a lower level can be stained if storm rains penetrate, say, to the unprotected rear surface of cladding. Not resinous.
Uses: Cladding, external joinery, garden furniture, window sashes and frames, greenhouses, roofing shingles and shakes.
Hardness Rating: Average Hardness Rating - Dry: Soft
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