Project by swirt | posted 11-14-2020 07:33 PM | 732 views | 0 times favorited | 13 comments | ![]() |
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I posted my console table from a Cypress butt.
This set of end tables was made from the sister stump.
Finish:
1) pure Tung Oil
2) end grain filled with tripoli
3) Dark tung oil
4) shellac applied as french polish (just on the top surface)
5) Odie’s oil as a wax topcoat (as opposed to just waxing with paste wax)
The end grain was sanded up to 600 grit.
No real firsts here, but a fun build and I am enjoying the results. Lots more photos and play-by-play available at the source: Cypress stump end tables
-- Galootish log blog, http://www.timberframe-tools.com
13 comments so far
pottz
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#1 posted 11-14-2020 08:57 PM
nice work my friend i love the look of the bookend stump tables,goes real well with the coffee table.love all the build pic’s.
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#2 posted 11-14-2020 09:24 PM
Thanks pottz.
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James E McIntyre
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#3 posted 11-14-2020 09:39 PM
That’s one fine end table Swirt.
Where did you get that great stump?
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TZH
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#4 posted 11-14-2020 10:26 PM
Very nice, swirt. Very nice, indeed!
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Bstrom
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#5 posted 11-14-2020 10:36 PM
Love this one…wish I had a good stump to work with.
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swirt
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#6 posted 11-14-2020 10:51 PM
@James E McIntyre I had two large Bald Cypress cut down in my back yard a little over a year ago and asked the tree service to try to preserve the butts (as long as it did not put them at risk) They did a great job. So I had two stumps to deal work with plus a lot of other cypress that I slabbed up. Their are several cypress projects in my future. :)
Thanks TZH and Bstrom.
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woodbutcherbynight
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#7 posted 11-15-2020 01:23 AM
I love it!!! Very nice.
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sansoo22
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#8 posted 11-15-2020 03:39 AM
I went to your link to see how you go about cutting a stump in half. Was a bit floored when you said chainsaw. That cut looks WAY to straight for my chainsaw skills. Very nice build!
MrWolfe
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#9 posted 11-15-2020 06:09 AM
Beautiful work!
You’re going to have a very unique and cool living room set.
Excellent work and great tutorial on your site. The fuming really made the cypress pop!
Thanks for sharing.
Jon
swirt
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#10 posted 11-15-2020 12:00 PM
Thanks @woodbutcherbynight.
sansoo22 The chainsaw does can be pretty precise when you are cutting to a guideline. But it was still a bit out of plumb. I spend a fair amount of time turing it up with a scrub plane.
@MrWolf thanks. The cypress has an amazing array of colors that I have really been enjoying.
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mafe
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#11 posted 11-29-2020 12:02 AM
What an amazing piece of wood, you really got the life to come out.
One want to touch it and put a good glass of whiskey on top.
Lovely!
Best thoughts dear Swirt,
Mads
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swirt
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#12 posted 12-01-2020 03:41 AM
@Mafe. Thank you… and the color does go great with a glass of whiskey ;)
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#13 posted 12-01-2020 11:09 AM
Smiles.
-- MAD F, the fanatical rhykenologist and vintage architect.
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