Better use for six foot lengths of yellow cedar

[Beanscoot]

I just picked up a bunch of yellow cedar poles, ranging from about 12 to 20 inches in diameter. I had to cut them to six foot lengths to fit the little pickup. Some I've cut to stove length, but now I wonder if there is a better use for them. They have no decay, but a lot of checking (cracks extending about an inch deep) from decades exposure to the elements.

Or should I just say heck with it and saw and split them?

 

[burntime]

I get red cedar by me. Wow hot and fast is the bottom line. They also throw sparks like crazy!! Burn it in spring and fall..

 

[begreen]

Alaskan Yellow Cedar is primo wood. Shame that they had to be cut into 6 ft lengths. If you have many pickup loads, then you might contact a mill to see if there is demand right now. The fishing and boating industry uses a lot. A friend did his whole bath room and entry way with yellow cedar. Very nice wood that mellows into a much darker shade as it ages in sunlight. Or maybe you could learn totem pole carving?