Cedar Posts

[Stumppuller]

Red Part = Heartwood
White Part = Sapwood
Brown, Rough Part = Bark
Gooey, Liquidy Part = Sap

 

[patrick_g]

Red Part = Heartwood
White Part = Sapwood
Brown, Rough Part = Bark
Gooey, Liquidy Part = Sap

Stumpy, Good as far as you went but what about:

Green part = leaves/needles
Little round parts = berries/cones
Cloud of dust part = pollen
Really dirty part = roots

So far the most fun I have had with a "cedar" tree was cutting one down and having its near neighbor fall on me. I was helping a friend clear out some cedars in his pasture and he or his son had cut one of a close pair of cedars and left it standing as if it had not been cut, supported by the one I cut. Not much damage, just a minor scratch. I was pinned to the ground. My hard hat took the hit. It did knock my glasses off and it took me 3-4 min to extricate myself from its embrace. Only my pride suffered for my not having noticed the saw dust at the base of the neighbor tree.

Pat

 

[jamtuc]

Thanks for all the input guys. I built a split rail a couple of years ago. but the posts I used a buddy gave them to me and were all heartwood (red stuff) with with very little pulp (white stuff). I know cedar posts seem to last forever around here but I had never used any of the smaller ones. Again thanks. It probably saved me alot of work in a few years. I will be the crochety old guy ten years from now so that saves alot of grumping later on to. Thanks

Jamie