The Woodshop Shed

French Polished Cypress Stump Table

Furnished content.
(from Lumberjocks.com)


In May 2019 I had a pair of Cypress trees cut down. One of them had an impressive flair at the base that I asked the tree service to preserve for me. It had to become a table. It took me a while to decide on what kind of table. It took some work with a chainsaw, router sled, scrub plane and a slick to get it into shape.For coloring I fumed it with ammonia than then used dark tung oil to give it more color and protection. I was having trouble getting the finish to build completely on the end grain (yes pure tung oil can build a sheen) Some specific sections of the end grain just remained thirsty so I eventually switched over to a French polish with shellac to complete the finish on the shelves. Topped off that with a couple of treatments with Odie's Oil as the source of wax and a bit of water protection.Lots more build photos and step by steps on source: Cypress Console Table

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