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aromatic/western cedar for walkin closet shelves/drawers
I figured out that building up our walkin closet would be a good startup
project. I was thinking of making it from cedar but everywhere I look they say cedar is for outdoors and outdoors only. Am i missing something, why is it not used for furtniture? And in the same token is the western cedar as sold in Lowes etc, same as aromatic cedar that will protect cloth from moth? thanks a lot, this list is a great source of knowledge for me. pawel |
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aromatic/western cedar for walkin closet shelves/drawers
No, aromatic cedar is different than other cedar wood. You should be
able to get either T&G planks of cedar (I think 18 square feet or so was about $20), or 4'x8' chipboard panels of aromatic cedar a little cheaper than that at HD or Lowes. It might not be with the rest of the plywood, but if you look/ask around, it should be there. Something to keep in mind - it's basically off-gassing the scent, so it is more effective/lasts longer if it is in an enclosed, sealed space. I'm planning a blanket chest lined with aromatic cedar, and I'm going to use a tight-fitting lid, possibly even with weatherstripping. I've heard of people making air-tight closets. Once the smell starts decreasing, though, you can refresh it to some extent by sanding the whole surface of the aromatic cedar lightly, then vacuuming or blowing out the dust. Good luck, Andy |
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"Pawel" wrote: I figured out that building up our walkin closet would be a good startup project. I was thinking of making it from cedar but everywhere I look they say cedar is for outdoors and outdoors only. Am i missing something, why is it not used for furtniture? And in the same token is the western cedar as sold in Lowes etc, same as aromatic cedar that will protect cloth from moth? Western Redcedar is much too soft for furniture and not nearly as aromatic as the traditionally used Eastern Redcedar for moth protection and clothes/blanket chests. As a matter of fact, the Eastern is a Juniper so the western Junipers would be closer in characteristics than the Western Redcedar. Western Redcedar is traditionally used for exterior protection by way of roof shakes, shingles and siding. -- Owen Lowe The Fly-by-Night Copper Company __________ "I pledge allegiance to the flag of the Corporate States of America and to the Republicans for which it stands, one nation, under debt, easily divisible, with liberty and justice for oil." - Wiley Miller, Non Sequitur, 1/24/05 |
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Andy wrote: ... I'm planning a blanket chest lined with aromatic cedar, and I'm going to use a tight-fitting lid, possibly even with weatherstripping. I've heard of people making air-tight closets. Once the smell starts decreasing, though, you can refresh it to some extent by sanding the whole surface of the aromatic cedar lightly, then vacuuming or blowing out the dust. Meaning no offense but I have a different point of view: I thought about that and decided not to make any chest airtight or put a lock on it if the chest were large enough for a child to hide inside when playing hide and seek. Especially unwise would be a latch that automatically locks when the lid is closed. I won't do that even if the chest or trunk is intended for a childless household. I like to think that the stuff I make will survive myself and the first generation to own it so there is no telling who will use it in the future. Eastern Aromatic Red Cedar (aka juniperus virginiana) is one of if not the most toxic wood native to temperate North America. "Blowing out" the dust is not a good idea, unless you can blow it alll the way outdoors. If you vaccuum it, you should be sure that you have a very good filter that does not let the fine dust pass through. Cheap vacuum filters throw fines into the air and create a worse hazard than sweeping with a broom. Incautious woodworkers who eschewed respiratory protection when working with it have reported acute toxic effects (the next day) similar to the flu. Some have developed asthma. A cow-orker here had a contact dermatitis for about six months after working with it. I found myself with a scratchy throat and a cough shortly after unloading three hundred board feet of it from my van. Now I use a mask whenever I handle it in quantity. As I heard a friend explain to his young son about his circular saw, "You don't need to be afraid, you do need to be careful." I'm happy to work with it, it's a beautiful wood. Just respect it. -- FF |
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Andy Dingley wrote: On 17 Jan 2006 12:16:43 -0800, wrote: Eastern Aromatic Red Cedar (aka juniperus virginiana) is one of if not the most toxic wood native to temperate North America. How big do your "posion oak" sumacs grow ? (we don't have them around here) Dunno about poison sumac but I've never seen staghorn sumac that was any thicker than about three inches. All the poison oak I have seen has been small and twiggy, less than an inch thick. There are some poison ivy vines that are four or more inches thick, thick enough to make spoons. It is a woody vine, so I suppose you might call that wood. Poison ivy is the only clear candidate I can think of for a wood more toxic than Eastern Aromatic Red Cedar that grows in the same range. Is there any difference in ERC toxicity according to climate ? It's regarded as a nuisance dust in the UK, but not desperately toxic. Not that I know of. I dunno if I would call any wood desparately toxic though I've heard that some people are hypersensitive to cocbola. -- FF |
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