Western Red Cedar
Western Red Cedar: hardness, how it works, how much it moves, what it costs and what it is used for.
- Botanical name
- Thuja plicata
- Type
- softwood
- Region
- North America
- Janka hardness (lbf)Side hardness as published by The Wood Database
- 350 lbf
- Colour
- reddish brown
- Workability
- easy
- MovementHow much it shrinks and swells with humidity
- low
- Price band
- mid
- Typical uses
- Outdoor furniture, siding, fences, boxes
- Working notes
- Very light and decay-resistant; soft and easily dented; distinctive scent.
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