After Hurricane Ida tore through New Orleans a few weeks ago I decided to take on a project I have been wanting to do for a long while. I went out and gathered a couple of cypress tree trunks cut between 20" and 26" tall and upwards of 10"-12" across. Stripped the bark and plan to let them dry...

Here is my problem. Before I begin, I want to apologize for the crummy picture. This is a picture of a Cypress knee that I got yesterday. Over all height is 59 &1/2" The base is basically a 30" x 30". The problem is not the main knee (there are 5 more that grew out of the main one) it is the...

I am in the early stages of designing a screen door for the back of my house. I have thought about using Cypress or Western Red Cedar but am wondering what other woodworkers have to say. I live in Arkansas and the door will end up painted. I want something that is durable, easy to work and rot...

Hi. I am new to using reclaimed wood, and have embarked on a project. I bought cypress boards that came from an old barn. While taking the dirt and paint off using a wire brush, I noticed that a fine pulp like substance was coming off. it brought out the grain better, but I'm not sure how...

What's the best thing to finish old cypress with? I've used poly/spar urethane, don't like plasticity look. Trying lacquer now which I thought looke awesome how ever, table top is developing like light spot underneath finish that, almost look like lil dry, I don't know how to describe them...

I am a novice furniture maker and have built a steel foundation for a cypress driftwood slab. The top is a 3" live edge piece that I have bleached and fine-sanded. It will be an indoor coffee table so needs some durability and resistance to water. I've received several suggestions on finish...

Howdy; I know "best" is a loaded word, but I'm hoping you folks have some suggestions for me. I'm building some new wooden sashes to replace missing ones in our 100+ year old home. I've been using 8/4 cypress, which I remember reading was a decent choice for this task. However it seems to...

Nother one begins... Once again not saying what it is yet, but it is cypress. By wed (on shift Sun & Tue) it's going to be painfully obvious but ahh well... This is going to be one of a 4 piece set... ~tom ...it's better to...