Large cedar

[Forest2Furniture]

I've got a 30" diameter 40' long cedar to mill up, does anyone have any suggestions 

what I should cut it to.

I thought about milling into 6-8 inch slabs and then cutting cladding with the bandsaw

mill but featheredge is a bit of a pain to do.

[CDMR]

Depending on the type of cedar, how about some for draws and wardrobes as it is a natural moth repellant. So similar cut but not featheredge and quarter sawn where possible.

 

Just a thought.

[Rough Hewn]

How about the central boards for outdoor tables?
Nice 6'-12' refectory tables?
You should get better money than cladding.

[Jamespepperpot]

Is it a Thuja or a cedrus? Cedrus makes beautiful lumber but thuja cladding is probably a more sellable product. Thuja is ok for furniture type stuff but only if it is slow grown. Ive tried using fast grown thuja for stuff before and it doesn't finish very well as when sanded/planed the summer growth tears out and doesn't sand flat because its so soft

[Forest2Furniture]

23 hours ago, CDMR said:

Depending on the type of cedar, how about some for draws and wardrobes as it is a natural moth repellant. So similar cut but not featheredge and quarter sawn where possible.

 

Just a thought.

Thanks for the suggestion.

Quarter sawn won't be a problem as it'll need to be broken down with the alaskan before going on the bandsaw mill.

 

[Forest2Furniture]

23 hours ago, Rough Hewn said:

How about the central boards for outdoor tables?
Nice 6'-12' refectory tables?
You should get better money than cladding.

Thanks, there's plenty of tree to a variety of dimensions 

 

[Forest2Furniture]

14 hours ago, Jamespepperpot said:

Is it a Thuja or a cedrus? Cedrus makes beautiful lumber but thuja cladding is probably a more sellable product. Thuja is ok for furniture type stuff but only if it is slow grown. Ive tried using fast grown thuja for stuff before and it doesn't finish very well as when sanded/planed the summer growth tears out and doesn't sand flat because its so soft

The tree is on the deck with no foliage so not easy to tell what sort it is, I'll have a word with the estate ranger.

Thanks for the advice.