edbardet Posted April 11, 2013 Share #1 Posted April 11, 2013 While I was traveling several years ago I picked up a piece of what was called cigar cedar. I'm pretty sure it is Spanish Cedar, but that is besides the point. This wood cuts and sands well and on top of that has a beautiful (IMHO) smell. Not as overpowering as the aromatic cedar that is used in closets and chests, but very pleasant. I'm going to use it on my Bomb Vessel cross-section as a contrasting wood and I hope the smell lingers OK --for those of you who don't want the smell of a humidor --- forget it but it's as close to a pipe as I've gotten in 25 years. It does bring back pleasant memories. Ed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capnharv2 Posted April 11, 2013 Share #2 Posted April 11, 2013 And then there's pine tar. I've often thought of making a monkey fist and soaking it in the stuff so I could hang it in my room. Harvey J Haines 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BareHook Posted April 11, 2013 Share #3 Posted April 11, 2013 I believe it is also a natural repellent to insects that might want to have a taste of your creation. Quote Current Build: Authentic Hannah Kit Bash Pending Continuation: Sea of Galilee Boat Completed Build: MS AVS On Shelf: AL Independence, Blue Jacket Alfred Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edbardet Posted April 11, 2013 Author Share #4 Posted April 11, 2013 I forgot all about pine tar. When I first went to Alaska in the early 60's my first cross country skis were government surplus 'white whales' and they had to be cleaned and the base coat for the wax was pine tar. That was a good smell. Ed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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