wanted - Cedar of Lebanon logs Fife

[Mike Dempsey]

Im looking for some cedar of Lebanon logs for some craft projects in the central Scotland /East coast area. Im based in Glenrothes and have my own saws and Trafic van to shift them.

Easy access either in a yard or not too far from the roadside would be helpful.

 

Mike Dempsey

07769703520

[Mick Dempsey]

Would Deodar nor serve your purpose as well?
Lots more of that about.

Just curious.

 

[Squaredy]

1 hour ago, Mick Dempsey said:

Would Deodar nor serve your purpose as well?
Lots more of that about.

Just curious.

 

Yes I have always regarded the timber of the true cedars to be much the same.  Certainly the apparent properties of the ones I have milled over the years are identical.

 

Totally different from the fake cedars of course - ie the cypresses (western red cedar, white cedar).

[Mick Dempsey]

It’s just what the Americans named them when they encountered new trees isn’t it?

A bit like how they called vultures ‘buzzards’

[Steve Bullman]

13 minutes ago, Mick Dempsey said:

It’s just what the Americans named them when they encountered new trees isn’t it?

A bit like how they called vultures ‘buzzards’

Stay out of this Mick, you’re just confusing the whole thread 😃

[Mick Dempsey]

[Squaredy]

1 hour ago, Mick Dempsey said:

It’s just what the Americans named them when they encountered new trees isn’t it?

A bit like how they called vultures ‘buzzards’

I've never tried to prove this, but I assume it was basically a marketing ploy by the original sawmills and timber dealers in America.  They could see that their cypresses had great properties and were in some respects similar to the highly valued true cedars so they borrowed the name.  Just like there are now many trees whose timber is sold as mahogany.

 

I sell loads of spruce as Welsh Oak - works a treat!  Oh no; maybe I just dreamed that...

[Squaredy]

1 hour ago, Mick Dempsey said:

What we really need to know is whether the two Dempseys are related!  This could get very confusing...Mick Dempsey and Mike Dempsey!  How have I never noticed that before?  maybe you don't post on the same threads generally?

[Mark Bolam]

2 hours ago, Mick Dempsey said:

It’s just what the Americans named them when they encountered new trees isn’t it?

A bit like how they called vultures ‘buzzards’

 

Don’t even get me started on fanny.

[Oldfeller]

13 minutes ago, Mark Bolam said:

 

Don’t even get me started on fanny.

apparently if you watched her cooking programme according to the ever suffering husband,, "all your doughnuts will look like fanny's"