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Diggin Jiggin · 06-07-2008, 03:20 PM

Ok, its early june and I already need to make more pencils & needles. Guess I was slacking last winter... I have 2 bundles of that nice red cedar from plugfest, do you guys think red cedar is too soft for pencils ? Will the constant hook swing chew em up worse that AYC?

I made some floating needles from pine and I've noticed they get damaged a lot easier than my ayc or maple needles. I need more floating needles and I was also thinking of using the red cedar for this application too....

Maybe I need to epoxy seal the blanks to toughen them up?

06-07-2008, 03:20 PM	#1
Diggin Jiggin Registered User iTrader: (0) Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: plymouth,ma Posts: 1,142	red cedar for pencils & needles? Ok, its early june and I already need to make more pencils & needles. Guess I was slacking last winter... I have 2 bundles of that nice red cedar from plugfest, do you guys think red cedar is too soft for pencils ? Will the constant hook swing chew em up worse that AYC? I made some floating needles from pine and I've noticed they get damaged a lot easier than my ayc or maple needles. I need more floating needles and I was also thinking of using the red cedar for this application too.... Maybe I need to epoxy seal the blanks to toughen them up?