thinking about building a cypress dining table

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Permalink Reply by Red and Donna on July 13, 2011 at 6:59pm

I can't help you with cost. Just a word of caution. Cypress is soft. It's nothing like an oak or maple. You will get the "used" look quick using a soft wood for a table surface. Just my 2 cents worth.

 

Red

 

(I used to build custom furniture years ago up north.)

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Permalink Reply by Doug on July 13, 2011 at 7:42pm

Hi

Doug here from www.cedar-stuff.com

Your top would be any more than $6.00 per bd ft for a rough slabs that you can glue together, Theres a few good outlets on the web just do a search for cypress slabs,

If you decide you want a walnut or redwood look us up,

And yes i agree with the previous post about cypress being soft, We use to build everything out of cedar but being also a very soft wood, we now use a lot of walnuts and maple,for table tops, but i do love the cedar.

Check out the pictures i have posted here for a few nice samples.

Have a great day

Doug

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Permalink Reply by Kevin Piatz on July 28, 2011 at 11:37am

That's a great looking gaming table!

- Kevin, PCS Redmond

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Permalink Reply by Doug on July 28, 2011 at 3:48pm

thanks

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Permalink Reply by Log Guy on July 15, 2011 at 11:35am

Thanks for the input folks.  What I'm hoping to achieve with the table is a distressed look to complement the distressed look of the floors.  Is one type of wood better than others in order to achieve that goal?

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Permalink Reply by Doug on July 28, 2011 at 3:48pm

cedar is easy to work as a wood, you can age it by letting the sun beat on it for away, But i have also use a grinder to chew it up then use a vinegar and metal solution to gray it out then sand the high spots down to achieve a weathered, your hard wood stumps will take years to dry where cedar can be used more quickly, cedar is easiser for one guy to move around, a oka stupm will way hundreds of pounds, has a lot more grain to play with

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