Name Western Red Cedar
Location Western North America
Texture/Grain Medium/Closed
Specific Gravity 0.32
Hardness Very Soft
Strength Very Weak
T/R Stability 5.0/2.4%

 

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BOOKS:

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Good Wood Handbook, by Albert Jackson and David Day, F & W Publishing, 1993

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Identifying Wood, by Bruce Hoadley, Taunton Press, 1990

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Red Oaks and Black Birches, by Rebecca Rupp, Storey Communications, 1990

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Textbook of Wood Technology, Volume I, by A. J. Panshin, Carl De Zeeuw, and H. P. Brown, McGraw-Hill, Inc., 1964

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What Wood is That? A Manual of Wood Identification, by Herbert L. Edlin, Viking, 1969

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Wood Handbook: Wood As an Engineering Material, by the U.S. Forest Products Laboratory, U.S. Government Printing Office, 1987

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Wood and Woodworking Materials, by Nick Engler, Rodale Press, 1995

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Woodworker's Guide to Wood, by Rick Peters, Sterling Publishing Co.,  2000

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World Woods in Color, by William A. Lincoln, Linden Publishing Co., 1986

Links:

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A Guide to American Hardwood Species, hardwoodinfo.com

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A Solid Wood Primer, inthewoodshop.org

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Forest Products Laboratory, Madison, WI

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Wood Handbook Online, Forest Products Laboratory

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Wikipedia, en.wikipedia.org, Type in the name of the wood you want to research; surprisingly extensive information source.

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Wood Properties Index, woodzone.com

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Wood Species and Their Use, woodweb.com

 

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Eric Sloane in Reverence for Wood

 

Wood and Woodworking Materials/Hardwoods and Softwoods/Resources,
part of the Workshop Companion, essential information about wood, woodwork, and woodworking
necessary to woodworkers and practitioners of the wood arts
to become competent craftsmen.
By Nick Engler.

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