thujalures Posted March 13, 2010 Report Share Posted March 13, 2010 Can anyone give me some feedback in regards to using red cedar for topwater lures. I have always used white cedar and will continue to use it as my best wood for turning on a lath. I just happen to run out of it. If anyone knows where I can get rough sawn white cedar, I would appreciate it. In the mean time, I lathed a few red cedar lures. Not bad. Not the best. The weight of the wood actually is lighter then white cedar in several cases. The wood seems a bit more brittle when it comes to counter-sinking for the eyes. Just curious. Your thoughts would be appreciated. Thank you. Charlie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassinMaumee Posted March 13, 2010 Report Share Posted March 13, 2010 I dont know where you live, but here in the Toledo Ohio area, we have a place called Kenkraft. They have a ton of different types of wood. http://www.kencraftcompany.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobP Posted March 13, 2010 Report Share Posted March 13, 2010 Red cedar is a little more dense than white cedar. I hear it contains quite a bit of red oil that can leach through finishes unless sealed with the proper undercoating (unknown to me). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
