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Had a cedar post snap clean in half on a job in Bend last Thursday
Was setting a 6-foot privacy section and the 4x4 just gave way about a foot from the base. We were using a standard post pounder, nothing crazy. Had to dig out the whole thing and reset with a new post, which set us back almost two hours. Anyone have a good trick for checking cedar for hidden splits before you set it?
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luna5191mo ago
My uncle runs a fencing crew in Sisters and they tap every cedar post with a hammer before setting it. A solid one rings, but a split one sounds flat and dull. Could that hidden flaw have been something you could hear?
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grantl941mo ago
Whoa, a clean snap on a cedar 4x4? That's wild. I've seen them split or crack under the pounder, but a full break sounds like there had to be a serious hidden flaw. Makes you wonder if it got dropped at the yard or had a tight knot right in the wrong spot. That's a nasty surprise to deal with on site.
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johnh821mo ago
Nah, that's just cedar for you. It's a soft wood, sometimes it fails under impact no matter how it looks. A clean break doesn't always mean a hidden flaw.
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