Western Red Cedar

Other Names:

WRC, Western red cedar, thuja occidentalis or thuja plicata

Description:

A light, straight grained timber.

Advantages:

Strong and flexible. Shapes and glues easily. Probably a little lighter than spruce. Quoted at 0.30-0.32.

Density 340 - 380 kg per cubic metre, about 1.20 times the strength and stiffness of Paulownia

Disadvantages:

Heavier than balsa.

Handling:

Suppliers:

Timber suppliers (Chch - BBS, Halswell Timber Co.)