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What material is the arbor?

4 years ago

What material is the arbor (around the gate) made of? Is it wood or is it a composite wood-type material. We tried to have this replicated at our home and it didnt go so well :(

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Pedersen Associates
4 years ago
The trellis and gate are Western Red Cedar with a semi-solid stain. Composite material is tough when you try to make it do what forest products are really good at: milling.
Robyn Buschar
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4 years ago
thank you.
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