newbie question about cedar wood work

is it possible to buy regular cedar fence planks from say home depot, run them thru a small planner purchased from same store and once smooth on one side simply apply linseed oil and the pretty wood grain color will show up like all these awesome cedar finished projects that are posted on this board ?



all the finished cedar boards (less than 1/2 inch thick) I see at hardware stores are warped to some small degree



Also, part 2, is linseed oil the preferred product to apply to finished cedar??



thanks



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