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Re: Material: WRC Sapwood vs Heartwood question
By:Ian Johnson
Date: 10/31/2010, 10:44 pm

: So I just stopped by my favorite sawmill up in Revelstoke, BC and
: picked up some really nice clear red cedar 2x6's. The grain is
: absolutely perfect, but the boards are about half sapwood.

: Is there any significant structural strength difference between
: heartwood and sapwood in WRC? How about in terms of bending and
: splitting?

I found it a lot easier to plane heartwood than sapwood, when fairing.

Cheers, Ian

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Material: WRC Sapwood vs Heartwood question
dbynoe -- 10/31/2010, 10:20 pm
Re: Material: WRC Sapwood vs Heartwood question
Charlie -- 11/1/2010, 10:19 am
Re: Material: WRC Sapwood vs Heartwood question
dbynoe -- 11/1/2010, 12:41 pm
Testing WRC Sapwood vs Heartwood
Paul G. Jacobson -- 11/9/2010, 3:47 am
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Kudzu -- 11/1/2010, 1:29 pm
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Brian Nystrom -- 11/1/2010, 6:37 am
Re: Material: WRC Sapwood vs Heartwood question
Ian Johnson -- 10/31/2010, 10:44 pm