Well, this one is genuine Santa Ana Whitish Cedar. That's the best I could find in my area. As it was my first try, I figured I'd go for what ever was available and cheap. They had it marked "cedar", but this was in the "fencing" section. Anyway, it looks pretty when wet and pushes water. www.sandmarks.net/yearend/mygear.jpg MS -----Original Message----- That is an odd shade for western red cedar. Is it Alaska yellow cedar (actually a cypress species)? The former almost always has some red shades in it, smells like "cedar" and has a pleasant odor; the latter has kind of a funky, musty smell to it, and is not as rot-resistant as the former, although a bit heavier, tougher, and stronger. -- Dave Kruger Astoria, OR *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Mon Sep 10 2007 - 17:44:49 PDT
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