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muskybob

Posted 4/26/2007 6:30 PM (#253035)
Subject: Cedar for topwaters

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I have got cedar 4x4 fence post. Some white cedar and some red cedar. Some of it has gotten wet. Some has been stored where it is dry. Can I cut these up and use them to make baits and how long before I can use the ones that have been wet?

woodieb8

Posted 4/27/2007 5:52 AM (#253152 - in reply to #253035)
Subject: Re: Cedar for topwaters

Posts: 1530

there both good wood. you will weight them? cut the cedar to size. it will dry quicker. after its cut stack it so air can circulate throughh it

muskymeyer

Posted 4/27/2007 8:48 AM (#253186 - in reply to #253035)
Subject: RE: Cedar for topwaters

Posts: 691

Location: nationwide

You should not use them under any circumstances . . . . send them to me.

They will work fine for lures. Cut the wet ones to length to help drying, depending on how wet they are it may take a week or two. I would set them in the sun someplace and if it's supposed to rain cover them.

I need to get some 4x4 posts for lures . . . big topwater lures.

Corey Meyer

Edited by muskymeyer 4/27/2007 8:49 AM

castmaster

Posted 4/27/2007 9:39 AM (#253199 - in reply to #253035)
Subject: Re: Cedar for topwaters

Posts: 910

Location: Hastings, mn, 55033

I'd cut them a bit longer than what you want the finished piece to be, that way if the ends crack while drying you can cut the ends off and still have the size you want.

Corey,
thats my next project....going to try some 4x4's and also try cutting some 4x4's down to true dimension 3x3's just to get a comparison to whether its worth the extra work on the bandsaw or if its easier to just turn away the extra 5/8" from a 4x4(really 3 5/8x3 5/8).

I too would liek to make some BIG topwaters!!!

Gale

Posted 4/27/2007 9:52 AM (#253200 - in reply to #253035)
Subject: RE: Cedar for topwaters

On a related note, I found out the other day the only difference between red and white cedar is the type of soil they grew up in. They are chemically identical and according to the tree experts, share all the same qualities. There is one BIG difference here in the upper midwest though - price. Red is much more abundant and cheaper. If I want white, I have to go to a specialty lumber supplier who stocks only clear white cedar in premium lengths.

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