Blue Cedar

[DN22 Gardening]

Picked a job up today to remove half a dozen Sycs, birches etc

In the middle of the site, to come out, is a Blue Cedar, approx 15/17 mts tall and about 24" across at the base

 

the thing is, the cedars got the straightest trunk i've ever seen, good thickness most of the way up.

 

i've given the client a price to drop n log the lot, and a price for drop and me remove ALL timber from site.

 

is the cedar worth much, bearing in mind i'll have to arrange to somehow get the log off site and to my yard.

 

i've been threatening to buy an alaskan, could be tis is the push i need

 

any thoughts would be appreciated

 

dave

[DN22 Gardening]

no one got ANY ideas

 

lol

[John Hughes]

I am not familiar with Blue Cedar, but have milled a couple of large Cedar of Lebanon over the years. I love this timber, smells great,is clear and stable. It makes great trim.

However I think you will find it is not worth a great deal.

 

John

[DN22 Gardening]

cheers john

[wills-mill]

I can't see it being much different to Lebanon- as said above it should be nice and stable and aromatic as well as being fairly durable outside. Lebanon makes lovely big outdoor furniture so blue Atlas should be very similar...

 

 

Pondlife bench by Philip Koomen uses cedar for the main board and sweet chestnut for the back..... fantastic

Philip Koomen Furniture ~ Garden furniture, Sculptural Furniture, Unusual Garden furniture, Garden Tables, Garden Seating, Benches, Pondlife Bench, Hay Festival bench in tulipwood

Indoors if you're feeling keen-

Moorish buffet: moorish cabinet, moorish carved cedar buffets.

 

Price for sawn- pretty good, better than you'd get for Beech or Sycamore boards

English Timber, small and large quantities, Interesting Timbers Ltd, Emborough, Bath, UK

[DN22 Gardening]

cheers buddy

 

some VERY nice suff there

[Luckyeleven]

Thread revival.....

Ive got this to come out soon,

Is it worth breaking out the alaskan for the main trunk?

Bearing in mind that otherwise I'll have to pay to be rid of it

[agg221]

What diameter is it and approximate location?

 

Alec

[Luckyeleven]

Diameter is standard BBQ diameter as shown on photo haha!

 

Ill be doing the milling myself, just wanted to know if the species is worth it, rather than the specimen.

[agg221]

Diameter is standard BBQ diameter as shown on photo haha!

 

Ill be doing the milling myself, just wanted to know if the species is worth it, rather than the specimen.

 

Yes.

 

Alec