Milling western red cedar

[kinderscout]

The arb team that cut it down refer to it as WRC the owner refers to it as a Sequoia and some visting Americans CRW.?

[se7enthdevil]

i haven't seen a coastal that big before.

 

how old was it?

[kinderscout]

i haven't seen a coastal that big before.
 
how old was it?

They have a picture from 1910 with both trees in so a rough guess is it was planted 1850 ish.

[se7enthdevil]

any spare slabs?

[gobbypunk]

I was thinking coast redwood , I was in a garden the other day delivering a bench and they had one bigger than the one in the photos a real gem it’s not often I wish I was a climber but that one the view would have been amazing . What’s the plan for the boards what are you going to make

Cheers Mark

[kinderscout]

any spare slabs?

Give us a ring 07854568897

[kinderscout]

I was thinking coast redwood , I was in a garden the other day delivering a bench and they had one bigger than the one in the photos a real gem it’s not often I wish I was a climber but that one the view would have been amazing . What’s the plan for the boards what are you going to make
Cheers Mark

I have 1 slab left for a table for myself

[Squaredy]

Myself and the Mrs in front of a pretty big Coastal Redwood in West Wales.  They don't get such massive girth as Giant Redwood, but still very impressive, even babies like this one. 

 

Before we cut all the tall ones down they were the world's tallest tree...

[Squaredy]

1 hour ago, Squaredy said:

Myself and the Mrs in front of a pretty big Coastal Redwood in West Wales.  They don't get such massive girth as Giant Redwood, but still very impressive, even babies like this one. 

 

Before we cut all the tall ones down they were the world's tallest tree...

Please specify whether it is the tree or my lovely Wife you are reacting to.....  PS: she doesn't smile like this all the time.

 

Actually just reading up on the tinternet it seems Coastal Redwood are still the world's tallest tree.

[Squaredy]

To bring this topic back on track I think Coastal Redwood is one of the best timbers as wide slabs.  Shame they so rarely come up.  It has the durability and stability of Giant Redwood, but is a stronger, altogether superior timber.  It is a shame that so little of it is grown as forest trees in the UK, and the stands of it that I know of have not been managed properly so when milled they will have large dead knots all the way up.