I KNOW I SHOULD'NT DO THIS but I cannot resist. I was just looking at Ukulele Underground and some guy posted a picture of the cedar on the uke he was having built for himself and bragging about its quality and tight grain. It looked like second growth wood to me. Here is a photo of the top of my uke # 39. Blow this picture up and count the growth rings in this magnificent cedar. If you will give me your count in a comment I will tell you if you are correct tomorrow.
I cut this wood from a huge Western Red Cedar log that came floating down Lake Whatcom fifty years ago. It had been split in half and used in the log boom of a lumber mill that operated on the lake beginning in 1904. I figure the tree was at least 1,500 years old when it was felled. The log was forty feet long and 4.5 feet wide . I cut a seven foot piece off of it which split in perfectly straight grain the entire length. I have used it for dozens of projects over the years and still have enough to make ukulele tops for the rest of my days, It has marvelous tone and i treasure it.
I cut this wood from a huge Western Red Cedar log that came floating down Lake Whatcom fifty years ago. It had been split in half and used in the log boom of a lumber mill that operated on the lake beginning in 1904. I figure the tree was at least 1,500 years old when it was felled. The log was forty feet long and 4.5 feet wide . I cut a seven foot piece off of it which split in perfectly straight grain the entire length. I have used it for dozens of projects over the years and still have enough to make ukulele tops for the rest of my days, It has marvelous tone and i treasure it.
