maplehillfrm

I have to be truthful here I have only used cedar for fenceposts, I dont have any on my property , but have bought them at local auctions, and I have never seen any posts that will keep the bark on them, most of the time it will come off as I hit it with the maul in the ground,[almost skinning it as it goes in] so I dont know what kind of luck you will have keeping the bark on, I dont think it is a tight bark..???

JIMBETHYNAME

I started sanding them with 60 grit paper on a R.O. sander today, and let me tell you.......THEY LOOK SWEET!!!!!!!!!
(If I may say so myself).
Iwill bring my camera to the shop tomorrow and post pics tomorrow night.

JIMBETHYNAME

Here they are !!! The first one is what I started off with in the a.m.

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progress,

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Finished

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One for the ladies!

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mjdtexan

They certainly are clean now. We discussed it and we are going to give them the same treatment yall are.

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Pokyrod

Aromatic Cedar is amazing. Here is a bed I built this year. It is nice to expose as much as the red a possible with the limbs.
I used a draw knife, 60 grit sandpaper, wire brush and a hand planer to take down the limbs to flush.
http://dirtbiketrailsidaho.com/ARCP.aspx

Rod

Texas Sawduster

Next time try using a pressure washer. It peels off the cedar bark and leaves a smoother finish. Creates a heck of a wet mess in the yard so you may want to do that in the back yards.

JDavis21835

Or just do it in the neighbors yard