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