Yes I'm fond of Cedars and Sitka too. I live on an Island off the Coast of BC in the rain forest. I'm surrounded by huge cedars, douglas fir, hemlock and swamp spruce. I've got some bits of apple wood and cherry wood I saved from thinning our fruit trees.
Well now, that plywood is purdy and tough as nails and I don't have a good enough ear to tell the difference. I have lunch with luthiers that go on about "brightness" vs "warmth." Sounds at times like a bunch of snobs dissecting the latest pinot noir.
I can only look at something and say "This was a piece of fine workmanship." I admit to bias, only as cedar and spruce both come from here in the northwest.
Do NOT use Alaska yellow cedar. That stuff is NASTY when it gets down to sawdust size. The woodshop closed down until I'd cleaned up, vacuumed and mopped up after myself.
right. sorry. you said door skin already. my bad.
but if you go to the trouble of building a box, try using a quarter-sawn wood like cedar or sitka spruce for the top. You can find pretty decent cedar at your big box hardware stores if you're willing to dig around a bit.
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I can only look at something and say "This was a piece of fine workmanship." I admit to bias, only as cedar and spruce both come from here in the northwest.
Do NOT use Alaska yellow cedar. That stuff is NASTY when it gets down to sawdust size. The woodshop closed down until I'd cleaned up, vacuumed and mopped up after myself.
but if you go to the trouble of building a box, try using a quarter-sawn wood like cedar or sitka spruce for the top. You can find pretty decent cedar at your big box hardware stores if you're willing to dig around a bit.