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Cedar Furniture
Western Red Cedar
Cedar is renowned world-wide for its unique weather-resistant properties.
Western Red Cedar fibers contain oils that act as natural preservatives to help the wood resist rot and decay making it excellent furniture material for moist or humid climates. Its bacterial and fungal resistance coupled with the fact that Cedar is 80% the strength of Oak, makes it the most desirable wood to use for building Outdoor furniture and a very popular material for hot tub and sauna areas.
A Naturual Alternative to Chemically Treated Wood
Much of todays outdoor furniture consists of chemically treated materials. These materials hold up outdoors because they are soaked in a toxic stew of chemical preservatives that are strong enough to require warning labels for those who handle it. The three primary ingredients in pressure-treated woods are: copper, arsenic and chromium. Cedar is a excellent alternative to chemically treated materials due to naturally occurring organic compounds called thujaplicins. This is what gives cedar its rich aromatic scent and inhibits incect attack keeping the wood rot free naturally.
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