Yellow cedar is considerably harder when dry than most commercial softwoods so it is strong.
Is yellow cedar a hardwood or softwood.
Softwood is typically less expensive compared to hardwood.
Alaskan yellow cedar was initially placed in the cupressus genus and later in the chamaecyparis genus where it had remained for roughly 160 years.
Most hardwoods have a higher density than most softwoods.
Alaskan yellow cedar is generally used for boat building and general outdoor construction.
It is known for its exceptional working properties and can be easily machined and finished.
It belongs to a group of plants known as gymnosperms which includes most conifers such as pine and fir trees.
It is generally a very soft wood compared to other cedar species.
It turns planes and shapes well and can be sanded to a smooth finish.
Heartwood is a bright clear yellow darkening upon exposure.
This wood has a soft red brown coloration with a fine straight grain and a smattering of knots.
Alaskian yellow cedar cupressus nootkatensis also known as nootka cypress yellow cypress alaska cypress nootka cedar or yellow cedar is mostly native to coastal regions of northwestern north america.
Spanish cedar is easy to work with.
Yellow cedar is a bright timber ranging in colour from soft yellow to light brown.
No cedar is not a hardwood.
This iconic wood known throughout the world for its beauty versatility and spicy aroma is a softwood.
Sapwood occurs as a very narrow band and is almost white to yellowish white.
Examples of softwood trees are cedar douglas fir juniper pine redwood spruce and yew.
But the genus of the tree has been less clearly defined it s perhaps one of the woods with the most often changed and reclassified botanical name.
The grain is typically very straight with a fine and even texture.
Hardwood is typically more expensive than softwood.