Cedar Gallery
A quiet room for cedar in all its forms.
About Cedar
Cedar has a way of carrying its seasons with it.
Even fresh off the planer, it brings the warmth of summer into a cold shop. It’s light in the hand, steady under the plane, and honest about where it’s been — knots, streaks, scars, and all.
There’s often tight grain and deep colour waiting to breathe. It’s a material that rewards patience, and it never minds being worked hard.
Cedar builds aren’t fussy
They’re meant for weather, for use, for years of sun and snow. Chairs, benches, siding, planters — pieces that live outside, gather stories, and keep going. This gallery is a simple walk through cedar as it shows up in the shop and around the yard: raw boards, work in progress, and finished pieces doing their job.
Every board has a story
if you’re willing to look.
“This wood wasn’t done. It was just done being a deck. Fifty Manitoba years in the weather, and it still had more to give. Under the rot, the nails, the mould and the dirt, the grain was waiting — tight, rich, and alive. All it needed was someone willing to look past the mess and see what was still there.”
Read the story
From the Shop Rambles
wood thats lived through weather always has more to give
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wood thats lived through weather always has more to give 〰️
Cedar Block Therapy
Cedar blocks are the simplest form of the material — small, warm, and honest. No joinery, no fuss, no finish to chase. Just cedar doing what cedar does best: offering a bit of calm.
Cedar blocks are also used in therapeutic movement work, where their natural warmth and gentle weight help support the body in slow, restorative positions. The material has a steadiness to it that people appreciate — something real to lean into, breathe against, or rest on.
Simple tools. Natural material. A quiet way to reset.
Fresh off the planer, the blocks carry that same sap‑rich scent that fills the shop during a milling day. They’re smooth, light, and warm to the touch, almost like holding a piece of summer in your hand. Some come from clean boards, others from weathered stock with fifty years of grain and story in them — either way, they feel grounded.