Depending on what you are building. Such as a cedar chest for linens or shelving in a closet.
For chests and other furniture such as that. Finish on the outside with fine sanding and then use a beeswax or something of the like.
Leave it be on the inside. Cedar is a natural insect repellent so naturally I wouldn't seal it or finish it. If you have any other questions feel free to reply.
Have you ever worked with other aromatics like sassafras or eucalyptus? I’ve been thinking about building a cabin with a number of rooms each with a different aromatic experience: red cedar room, sassafras room, amber room, eucalyptus room, etc. I’d like to do tongue and groove planks on the walls of each room. I just don’t know if the walls would need extra protection.
Building a cabin with sassafras or eucalyptus? Not sure if that is even feasible.
Cedar trees are abundant and common for cabin building. I am not familiar with a sassafras cabin.
I only want to use the exotics on interior walls. There’s plenty of specialty mills that have them.
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