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Where to get decent Red Cedar near St Louis
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04-17-2017, 04:09 PM
I want to make some outdoor garden stuff, including the Garden Tower featured in the latest Woodsmith, and I can't find decent quality Red Cedar anywhere. Everything that I find is mega-knot city. Any suggestions?

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04-17-2017, 04:46 PM
Check on prices of 1C White Oak. Sometimes it is less than WRC, and certainly more robust.
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04-17-2017, 09:52 PM
All of the eastern redcedar we saw is knotty. That seems to be what grows around here. Not sure why a few knots would upset garden grade projects but there are plenty of better grade woods for whatever you want to make. I just made a compost bin of black locust that will way outlast one of redcedar. It's only money.

Western cedar is imported into St. Louis and I have seen large clear boards at places like Beyers on Olive.
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