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I've got a request from my wife to build a 4x4 cedar butcher blockish table. The design is being worked out in the design forum, but I would love some advice about how to achieve the finish she wants.
I've attached an image of the finish she is looking for at the bottom of the post. It looks to me like rough sawn which has been lightly leveled, well sanded, and then polyurethaned, though really I'm not sure of the finish.
The problem is I have neither the time nor the skill to season and shape, let alone build with rough sawn cedar. I am going to have to build the table from seasoned and shaped cedar and then attempt to distress the surfaces of the table to resemble rough sawn, or something similar.
Does anyone here have experience or thoughts on how to achieve this? How can I make finished lumber look like the picture below? Beyond that, how can I achieve the sort of semi-gloss high luster finish I see in the picture?
I've attached an image of the finish she is looking for at the bottom of the post. It looks to me like rough sawn which has been lightly leveled, well sanded, and then polyurethaned, though really I'm not sure of the finish.
The problem is I have neither the time nor the skill to season and shape, let alone build with rough sawn cedar. I am going to have to build the table from seasoned and shaped cedar and then attempt to distress the surfaces of the table to resemble rough sawn, or something similar.
Does anyone here have experience or thoughts on how to achieve this? How can I make finished lumber look like the picture below? Beyond that, how can I achieve the sort of semi-gloss high luster finish I see in the picture?
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