On Thu, 14 Jun 2012 08:31:33 -0700, Pat Barber wrote:

That does not appear to be any cedar I'm familiar with(eastern red) or
any of the west coast cedars but it does look like "spanish cedar",
which is neither spanish or cedar.

But it's cedrela, which is close :-). A friend built and Adirondack
chair out of spanish cedar and it was beautiful. So much so that I
resawed some down to 1/4" and used it for the soundboard of a hammered
dulcimer. Gorgeous!

And it does appear to be a little harder than real cedar. And is also
same rot resistant. Seems like it would be a good choice for outdoor
furniture, but it's a little more expensive and a little harder to find
than some of the other suggestions here.

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