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Building a table for my new Egg

Willie68
Willie68 Posts: 7
in EGG Table Forum

Hi everyone.

I have been lurking here for weeks reading posts and developing my plans for a table and now the moment has arrived to start building (my lumber is being delivered today). I am going to be using red cedar to build the table but I am very unsure of how to finish/seal the wood. The people at the lumber yard recommended using a Sam Maloof finish, but I wanted to check here first to ask all of you for recommendations. The table will be installed on a covered porch so no direct sun exposure, but will still be subject to the seasons, I live in NJ, as well as moisture.  I am looking for a more rustic look, but even more interested in protecting the table..

Any advice would be throughly appreciated.

 

thanks.

Doug

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  • MadcapMagician
    MadcapMagician Posts: 89
    You can always just linseed oil it. After a light sanding
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  • barretts1
    barretts1 Posts: 27
    Post some pics as you go, I'm looking for some ideas myself. Good luck!
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  • Willie68
    Willie68 Posts: 7
    I cetainly will. I am very excited to get started building, so that I can get started using the Egg, but I think I want to seal all the wood before I actually start building. 
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  • nolaegghead
    nolaegghead Posts: 42,109
    Cut all your wood and apply a spar paint wherever you won't be able to paint once it's finished. Then assemble and paint the spar finish on everything else. Lightly sand between coats.
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  • BigGreenGator
    BigGreenGator Posts: 346
    edited January 2015
    I run a lumber yard and am asked this frequently ... Cedar is a naturally Rot and decay resistant lumber so you can leave it alone and it will be just fine or you can lightly or heavily stain it ... If you do linseed or any other protective clear coat / finish they will protect the wood but unless you keep it under cover it will still grey out over time nothing you can do about that ... If you stain the lumber will still breathe when ever it get wet and drys out but if you paint it that creates a barrier which there is nothing wrong with that just make sure the material is pretty dry before painting a lot of times the paint finish peels is because moisture is trapped inside the wood ... You need to make sure it is down to about 19percent moisture content or in other words let it sit out for two weeks in real sunny weather no rain etc etc hope some of this giberish helped

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