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Cedar Tanks by Snorkel |
"Tight as a Drum" since 1979. Snorkel hand-crafts their cedar tanks for quality, not quantity. Both sides of each wood stave are milled at a precise angle to mate perfectly to their neighbors. The angle varies depending on the diameter of the tank they are building. Manufacturing and inventorying staves with different angles is more complicated and costly than using staves cut at the same angle or using "one size fits all" ball and socket staves for all cedar tank diameters, but it's the best way to ensure these tanks are "tight as a drum." Similarly, dowelling the bottom boards of each tank together is more labor intensive but makes the strongest bottom. Steel hoops bind the tank components tightly together for perfect stave alignment and permanent stability.
Each cedar Snorkel Tank is handcrafted with classic craftsmanship. These Cedar Tanks are 100% manufactured in the USA using premium-quality all heart, clear Western Red Cedar from the forests of Canada. Carefully crafted from finest grade, knot-free heartwood exceeding the industry's toughest standards. Tanks start with rough cut "401 Clear" grade Western Red Cedar — the highest industry grade in the world, so prized that most of it is exported. Even so, Snorkel's Inspectors reject four of every 10 boards if they're not 100% heartwood, have milling imperfections or other defects. To create stock for staves and bottom boards, they run the rough-cut lumber through a high speed molding machine capable of holding extremely tight tolerances to +/- .003" (three one-thousandth of an inch).
Each bottom board and tank stave is inspected as it enters and leaves each step of the process. Staves are precision-cut to length and the croze cut (channel that mates to the tank bottom) is made. All staves are milled from 2 x 6" stock that's more expensive than narrower lumber used in some other wooden tanks. They use wider stock because it is easier for you to assemble and makes a better tank with fewer joints. Bottom boards are hand-matched and hand-jointed as necessary for a perfect fit, and doweled together for maximum strength. The tank bottom is supported by 4" x 6" treated wooden chime joists. They even powder-coat the marine grade aluminum stoves to give extra protection against corrosion from calcium and other water-borne minerals.
They wood is kiln-dried to a residual moisture content of just 10 ? 12%. When you fill your tank, the dried wood absorbs water and swells 2 - 5%. That's from just under 5" to almost a foot of expansion around the circumference of a 6' diameter tank, making all joints leak-proof and watertight. Each board is individually inspected and graded to our exacting specs. They use only clear (knot-free) heartwood with no imperfections. This kind of physical integrity ensures you a trouble free water tank.
They hand-select and match every bottom board. All are finish jointed, then drilled and doweled together. This is a labor-intensive process but it ensures your cedar tank's trouble-free operation and long life.
INCLUDED
Precision-cut kits come with absolutely everything, right down to a ratcheting box wrench to tighten the hoops' lug nuts and a rubber mallet to seat the staves without damaging them.
ACCESSORIES
Wood fired water heater, fence, steps, wood and aluminum covers and shelves available for any size tank, just call for details and pricing.
Stainless steel hoops available in place of standard black iron, add $300.00. Handsome stainless steel hoops, copper or zinc plated are optional.
PLEASE NOTE: The pictures reflect various sizes, but not necessarily the size indicated. Most pictures show the wood fired water heater in the tank.
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| WS13850 |
Cedar Tank 4 x 3 with Iron Hoops |
$1,200.00 |
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| WS13851 |
Cedar Tank 4 x 4 with Iron Hoops |
$1,470.00 |
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| WS13852 |
Cedar Tank 5 x 3 with Iron Hoops |
$1,210.00 |
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| WS13853 |
Cedar Tank 5 x 4 with Iron Hoops |
$1,552.00 |
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| WS13854 |
Cedar Tank 6 x 3 with Iron Hoops |
$1,518.00 |
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| WS13855 |
Cedar Tank 6 x 4 with Iron Hoops |
$1,767.00 |
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| WS13856 |
Cedar Tank 7 x 3 with Iron Hoops |
$2,040.00 |
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| WS13857 |
Cedar Tank 7 x 4 with Iron Hoops |
$2,337.00 |
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| WS13858 |
Cedar Tank 8 x 3 with Iron Hoops |
$2,565.00 |
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| WS13859 |
Cedar Tank 8 x 4 with Iron Hoops |
$3,100.00 |
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Cedar Tank 4 x 3 with Iron Hoops
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Cedar Tank 4 x 4 with Iron Hoops
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Cedar Tank 5 x 3 with Iron Hoops
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Cedar Tank 5 x 4 with Iron Hoops
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