Western Red Cedar tops redwood as the best wood for businesses to use for exterior signs. The custom-carved appearance of sandblasted redwood often produces unexpected and undesirable results.
The hardness of the Western Red Cedar wood, especially when sand-carved by sandblasting, results in a far more predictable and desirable outcome.
Sustainability is another overriding benefit of cedar over redwood.  The vertical grain, clear heart redwood that has been sought after for decades, is now in extremely short supply. The giant redwood trees take hundreds of years to grow to maturity.
Western Red Cedar is a far more sustainable wood product, long term.  Cedar bolsters the American economy, its good for the planet and it is an ideal choice for customized wooden business signs intended for the great outdoors!