Wood?

"ClassicDatsunDebate" (gmagnusson) 05/19/2020 at 12:55 • Filed to: Woodlopnik

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2x12 Rough cut, clear western red cedar. I wish you had smell-o-vision right now.  I’m lucky my contractor is buddies with the sawmill owner..he gets the pick of the litter.

Replacing some punky, 24 year old fascia boards...

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > ClassicDatsunDebate 05/19/2020 at 13:02

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WasGTIthenGTOthenNOVAnowbacktoGTI > ClassicDatsunDebate 05/19/2020 at 13:04

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I would

shop-teacher > ClassicDatsunDebate 05/19/2020 at 13:05

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Niiiiiiice!

For those who don’t know, when you cut this stuff, it smells like bubble gum.  It makes me sneeze a lot, but I don’t care.

ClassicDatsunDebate > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 05/19/2020 at 13:07

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Yup, that’ s wood.

CalzoneGolem > ClassicDatsunDebate 05/19/2020 at 13:12

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Normally I am glad I cannot smell you guys

PyroHoltz f@h Oppo 261120 > ClassicDatsunDebate 05/19/2020 at 13:14

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A different kind of Wood, Holly wood.

ClassicDatsunDebate > shop-teacher 05/19/2020 at 13:20

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I sneeze too, but I love the smell. I t will almost be a shame to paint it.

ClassicDatsunDebate > PyroHoltz f@h Oppo 261120 05/19/2020 at 13:33

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Holly Woods

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > shop-teacher 05/19/2020 at 13:39

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Ceder smells so good. I love it, pine on the other hand smells not so good.

shop-teacher > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 05/19/2020 at 13:44

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Try oak.  It smells like literal barf when you cut it.

shop-teacher > ClassicDatsunDebate 05/19/2020 at 13:44

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Yeah, for sure.

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > shop-teacher 05/19/2020 at 13:46

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I’ve cut a lot of oak, it doesn’t bother me that much. We did hickory for our flooring and it also had a unique smell when cut. Much harder than oak. 

shop-teacher > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 05/19/2020 at 14:16

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I don’t know if I’ve ever cut any hickory.

MM54 > shop-teacher 05/19/2020 at 15:29

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You should cut oak  with my saw blades, it smells like wood smoke.

Wait a second...

MM54 > ClassicDatsunDebate 05/19/2020 at 15:31

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It’s hard to beat the smell of cedar. Years ago my mother had a 30' cedar tree cut down (it was up against the house), she thought I was nuts for sniffing all the logs when I came to visit .

Those are also some generally very nice boards (maybe not so much the 2x4 piece with a crown fit for a king).

shop-teacher > MM54 05/19/2020 at 15:54

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Sounds like it’s time to jump for a new blade!

ClassicDatsunDebate > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 05/19/2020 at 16:12

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our country reeks of trees.

SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media > ClassicDatsunDebate 05/19/2020 at 18:50

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Nice. I don’t mind the smell of western red cedar - we used to see a lot of it late last century as it was shipped into Oz for cladding, garden furniture and window making . Unfortunately, rainforest timbers from SE Asia had similar properties that made them suitable but cheaper substitutes for furniture and windows while the cladding went out of style...nor was it durable in our conditions.

Most Australian timbers smell quite wonderful but these days I tend to always wear a dust mask that hides the smell as some of the timbers I commonly work with have highly irritant resins in them...and continued exposure can make for some unpleasant reactions.

ClassicDatsunDebate > MM54 05/19/2020 at 19:46

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That crown isn’t bad for a 20 footer i suppose.  We never ended up using it though.

ClassicDatsunDebate > SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media 05/19/2020 at 19:47

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Eucalyptus smells great.  It’s bad for you though correct?

SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media > ClassicDatsunDebate 05/19/2020 at 21:50

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Some of it is...mostly the darker, slower growing species that you wouldn’t ordinarily see in your part of the world. However, all of them will get to you in the long term if you don’t protect yourself.

Personally, the two best smelling Australian timbers are some of the most popular, rarest and most expensive - Australian Red Cedar (which is actually a hardwood) and Huon Pine. Both were logged out of commercial existence in the 19th century...