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Fully seasoned cedar worth it?

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  1. JiminyKicket

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    Is this a good deal? I could probably get her down to $90.
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  2. isaaccarlson

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    You won't get many slabs by planing it, lol. It depends on what you can do with it. If you can make some nice pieces AND sell them for a good price or love them, sure.
     
  3. Chud

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    Maybe you could flip it on Etsy and make $25?
     
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    Looks kind of checked to me. I can't see much good from it.

    How big in diameter is that?
     
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    A guy I know lived in BC for a few years and then moved back home during the carter years (draft dodger).

    Anyway, he told me once that he visited a logging site and scrounged some huge cedar rounds that he used for making cedar shakes.
     
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    I'd offer to go pick it up, if the $90-$100 is what they are going to pay you to take it.:rofl: :lol: Love cedar, but not worth anything to me to pick it up.
     
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    To answer your question, it may be worth it to the right person. It'd make some nice cookies if it could be sliced save for that checked end. I saved a stump cut off from a recent scrounge and threw it up for sale on CL. 7-8" thick. If it doesnt sell itll get chopped up and tossed in the nugget bin. IMG_4719.JPG
     
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    I doubt the other side looks any better. Just joking. :rofl: :lol::rofl: :lol:
     
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    IMG_3555.png As firewood-no.

    If a fella was handy they could probly make a few bucks.
     
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    I probably should’ve been more clear that I was joking. Cedar grows huge and plentiful around here, and is easy to find free. I pick up a round once in a while for kindling. Very satisfying to split.
     
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    I caught that sarcasm early on! :handshake:
     
  13. buZZsaw BRAD

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    You're an expert in the field! :whistle: :rofl: :lol:
     
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    One of my many qualities that seems to be misinterpreted by snowflakes. :handshake:
     
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    I watched a short video this morning exposing a guy who was going to costco and buying pies, then selling them at a farm market stand for $10 a slice. This reminds me of that. lol
     
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    Good for him! Maybe the video should have tried to explain why those buyers spend $10 for a slice. :whistle:
     
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    Something something fools and money.