ROWINGADUBAY Posted June 21, 2009 Report Share Posted June 21, 2009 I just cut down a big red cedar in my backyard yesterday and I was wondering if this would be good for makeing lures and if it is can I turn the 2-4" inch branches on my lathe after or before it dries ? Thanks George Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salty's Posted June 21, 2009 Report Share Posted June 21, 2009 Let it sit covered outside for 2-3 months then a month for every inch thickness. Then bring inside and acclimate to your shop for a month or so, cut and there's some nice lure wood. You want less than 10% moisture. What you have there fresh cut is probably 60% and needs to be dried. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobP Posted June 22, 2009 Report Share Posted June 22, 2009 Another thing to consider is that red cedar can have considerable oil in the wood. Prime it with a solvent based coating before you paint so the red oil will not migrate through your paint to the surface. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
68KingFisher Posted June 22, 2009 Report Share Posted June 22, 2009 Thanks to the tornado, we have a serious stack of pecan sitting out by the shop, and i've been wondering the same thing....would pecan be worth using for a crankbait? I've also been thinking of planting some paulownia trees back in place of the pecans we lost....i've been reading about them and they are super fast growing and a great shade tree....the added benefit is the unique nature of the wood....almost as light as balsa but its a hardwood.....everytime a limb breaks off i'll have some crankbait wood....lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobP Posted June 22, 2009 Report Share Posted June 22, 2009 I like paulownia because it's light but hard enough to use without thru-wire techniques. Downside, there can be a lot of variation in its density and it tends to have soft dark grain right beside very hard, dense white grain areas, which can be a problem to shape and sand by hand. But once you get used to its idiosyncracies, it makes nice buoyant crankbaits. I tried to look up the nominal density of pecan, but it isn't in my table of material densities. It does make some killer furniture! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vodkaman Posted June 23, 2009 Report Share Posted June 23, 2009 I found this link about pecan, last time it was discussed, but not sure if I posted it: Pecan Wood Properties by Connected Lines It states pecan is 0.62 - 0.66 density (38.6 - 41Lb/cu ft). The link is worth reading if you have some pecan. Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salty's Posted June 23, 2009 Report Share Posted June 23, 2009 hard but porous. Good luck turning it cuz based on that article it sounds like you'll be sharpening constantly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
68KingFisher Posted June 23, 2009 Report Share Posted June 23, 2009 Seems the pecan isn't suited for carving....guess i'll just keep it for firewood and smoking meats....lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
