| Project by buck_cpa | posted 05-09-2015 04:48 PM | 1665 views | 0 times favorited | 6 comments |  |
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I followed Chris schwarzs’ plans for the trestle design except I lowered the stretcher. My mom picked out the eastern red cedar boards 6-7 months ago and I finally finished it. The base is southern yellow pine. Primed and painted with sherwin Williams shade grown green. I made a little lazy Susan with some of the cutoffs.
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blasley
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#1 posted 05-09-2015 07:40 PM
Looks great! What finish did you use on the top? Did you have any issues with splits around knots?
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whitebeast88
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#2 posted 05-09-2015 08:28 PM
Beautiful table.she’s gonna love it.
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Mike Hillman
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#3 posted 05-09-2015 09:57 PM
It’s always great to make Mom happy! Nice work.
-- Mike
helluvawreck
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#4 posted 05-10-2015 12:59 PM
This is a wonderful Mother’s Day present. It turned out beautifully.
helluvawreck aka Charles
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buck_cpa
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#5 posted 05-11-2015 01:35 PM
blasley – I used a 50/50 mineral spirits/poly. The cedar soaks it up. It took about 10 coats. No issues with splits.
Mean_Dean
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#6 posted 05-12-2015 12:10 AM
Beautiful trestle table! I love that cedar slab!
-- Dean -- "Don't give up the ship -- fight her 'till she sinks!" Capt James Lawrence USN
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