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Very nice!
 

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Nice, like the cupholders. Cedar does have a lot going on, but I find it difficult to finish at times.
 

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These turned out nice. I love cedar and these look beautiful. Good job.

The table between them looks great too. Looks like it was a difficult build! LOL
 

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Man, These rockers sharp!!... I love red cedar anyway because it's so easy to work with. Great job !!
 

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These are exceptionally nice. Great finish and comfortable looking design.
 

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These are great that wood really looks good.
 

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They Rock! nice work.
 

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Thanks for the looks and comments.
Chaotic, I finished these rockers with 5 thin coats of minwax spar urethene applied with a hvlp sprayer. Seems to be a durable finish that really enchances the cedars color and grain. I have used shellac on some indoor cedar projects and it does a beautiful job.
I have tried minwax and rustoleum brand waterbased poly on cedar and my projects turned almost brown within a few days, very disapointing. I like the low fumes and clean up of water based poly but not on cedar.
 

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Beautiful. Of course I love the Cedar.
 

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Well done love the wood and the finish.
 

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Thanks Bowtie, it's funny but that's exactly what I ended up using on some Adirondack chairs I made a couple years ago. Same method of application as well. Another solid cedar item I made was a small blanket chest. On that I used Minwax wipe on poly and it didn't retain the fresh cut cedar look either. It stayed tacky much longer than other woods I've finished with *************** too.
 

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I like the red cedar, gives the chairs a nice look and the cup holders are a nice touch.
 
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