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   doug_hubbard | Dec 24, 2001 05:07pm | #1

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   Don't have experience with the shingles jeff, but I have used the 2x and 5/4 a fair bit- decks and outdoor furniture- srceen frames

   built a shower seat out of the stuff a few years back - my wife had a broken pelvis- so for about four months this seat was exposed to daily doses of hotwater and soaps and shampoos- continuos cycle of wet and dry- never checked or split and I hadn't applied any type of finish- to further abuse the wood ,I left it outside fully exposed for a year- it has bleached to a pleasent driftwood. Still no checking or splitting- grain is tight

   for what it is worth...

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   Phil_ | Dec 25, 2001 01:04am | #2

   *We used the Alaskan cedar shingles on a large "cottage" here on the Maine coast. They are harder to work that the native white cedar, but they gray up quickly and very evenly. On of the reasons that architect spec them. This is true on the coast. I can't vouch for performance inland.Phil D

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   piffin_ | Dec 25, 2001 01:12am | #3

   *Is this the same as Port Orford Cedar???? I just know it comes from BC and Alaska and is a yellow colour. The sawdust of it is somewhat toxic and you need to wear a dust mask.

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   Phil_ | Dec 26, 2001 02:57am | #4

   *You need to wear a dust mask if you work with any cedar. Bloody noses and sinus infections are common among heavy users like canoe and boatbuilders (traditional)Phil

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   Jeff_Clarke_ | Dec 27, 2001 07:03am | #5

   *I'm not sure piffin - I'll ask the lumberyard. They are (obviously) cedar and a yellow color so I assumed that that's what they were.Thanks for the replies so far ... anyone else?Jeff

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   Jeff_Clarke_ | Dec 27, 2001 07:03am | #6

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   We're starting to see yellow cedar shingles here (mid-Atlantic) for the first time. Does anyone have first-hand experience with how these compare to Western Red Cedar (other than price).

   Jeff