> As I was an equipment manufacturer I often had offcuts of cedar and other 
> hardwoods and used them up in making frame parts for my own bees,

Goes to show that the term "cedar" must cover quite a gamut.

The cedar over here is quite soft and often has rotten or soft  streaks. 
Cedar I have seen in chests, including Bermuda Cedar, is very different. 

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