The western red cedar is a tree native to western north america that thrives in forests and on mountainsides.
Western red cedar hardwood or softwood.
Kayu exotic hardwood and western red cedar wrc softwood are both prized for their beauty and are highly recognizable proven performers.
However when comparing the two for any exterior application kayu believes their skillfully selected exotic hardwood species from se asia will consistently out perform and out last cedar softwood.
Western red cedar general description.
When freshly machined it looks variegated from a straw colour up to dark brown red but becomes more uniform in natural light.
Western red cedar from canada north america is very popular because of its natural durability and pleasant aroma.
Since clear wood is hard to come by most eastern red cedar boards carry the common grading label and a fairly inexpensive price of about 1 50 per board foot.
Western redcedar is a commercially important lumber used in a number of applications ranging from rough sawn lumber for use in home construction to clear quartersawn material for classical guitar soundboards.
Western red cedar will remain dimensionally stable under most weather conditions and is not prone to shrinkage or swelling.
Western red cedar is a large softwood that grows in british columbia and some of the nearby western states of the usa including washington oregon montana and idaho.