Good smelling Boats

[edbardet]

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

[capnharv2]

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

[BareHook]

I believe it is also a natural repellent to insects that might want to have a taste of your creation.

[edbardet]

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