| Related Articles | | | | are still standing today. They also used cedar for |
| In this competitive world, companies, advertisers, and | | | | making canoes. |
| manufacturers are trying harder than ever to get our | | | | Another thing that makes Western Red Cedar so |
| attention - and our money. Whether trying to sell us | | | | desirable to builders - and buyers - is that it's so easy |
| cars, outdoor furniture, banking services, or jelly, they | | | | to work with. It produces generous, lightweight lengths |
| are bombarding us with more choices than anyone | | | | of lumber with a fine, porous, straight grain of unvarying |
| has ever imagined possible. However, if they would | | | | texture. The wood gives itself up to the tools of the |
| stop long enough to see what's really happening, they | | | | trade, making it effortless to saw, nail, and plane. The |
| would realize that this seems to be working to their | | | | tight, straight grain also gives it dimensional stability, so it |
| detriment. The more we're assaulted with impossible | | | | will lie flat, and resist warping, twisting, and checking. |
| decisions, the more likely we are to return to the | | | | Another appealing trait of cedar is its innate ability to |
| known, the safe, and the comfortable. | | | | resist decay, a defense system provided by its |
| These are the things that have always had the natural | | | | naturally occurring supply of thujic acid. It also has one |
| ability to distinguish themselves from the crowd. They | | | | of the most well-known and loved fragrances found in |
| are the items that people want more than anything. | | | | nature. More than simply pleasing to the senses, this |
| They are the most prized, sought after, and fought | | | | aroma has the ability to repel moths and other insects, |
| over possessions on the planet. Ironically, they have | | | | as well as overtake unwelcome odors.Today, |
| always held this status without a bit of advertising; and | | | | Western Red Cedar is one of the most popular |
| not one of them is manmade. | | | | materials for building outdoor furniture; and luckily, you |
| For example, gold crowns the metals of the world. | | | | won't have to drive yourself crazy trying to figure out |
| Among gemstones, the diamond sparkles. When it | | | | where to get it. When you want to furnish your porch, |
| comes to food, a certain kind of meat seems to | | | | patio, yard, deck, or gazebo, is the only logical choice. |
| always be what's for dinner. In clothing, people cotton | | | | One of the leading providers of outdoor furniture and |
| to the same fabric for most of their purchases. In the | | | | leisure products, they are expert crafters of |
| world of wood, cedar supersedes. | | | | extraordinarily beautiful cedar products, many of which |
| Every one of these things has a specific property that | | | | are handmade. |
| makes it outstanding. Western Red Cedar, however, | | | | Their unbeatable selection of outdoor furniture includes |
| has several. For one thing, its extreme durability has | | | | chairs, tables, dining sets, swings, benches, bar and |
| made it a favorite among architects and | | | | bistro tables and chairs, gliders, lounges, rockers, accent |
| woodworkers since ancient times, as evidenced by its | | | | tables, ottomans, and more. They also offer a |
| prominence in many structures from ages past. Cedar | | | | spectacular array of home décor items, including |
| has actually been found in the Pyramids (yes, THE | | | | cedar chests, quilt racks, and silverware and jewelry |
| Pyramids), indicating that the Egyptians were using it | | | | boxes. also features furniture constructed from |
| thousands of years ago. Native Americans used | | | | pressure-treated pine, oak, cherry, teak, aluminum, |
| Western Red Cedar to build totems, many of which | | | | wrought iron, polywood, and vinyl. |