Western Red Cedar is renowned world-wide for its unique weather-resistant properties.
Cedar is a lightweight and dimensionally stable wood that lies flat and stays straight. Western Red Cedar resists the natural tendency to crack and check, as you might find in many other wood species.
Western Red Cedar fibers contain oils that act as natural preservatives to help the wood resist rot and decay making. This unique wood also included occurring organic compounds, called thujaplicins, which give off a richly distinct cedar aroma but makes the wood highly unattractive to insects, moths, and other pests.
Western Red Cedar has been used for generations for roofing and shingles, fences, fence posts, planking for small boat hulls and, of course, for outdoor furniture