Dare I post this. Yes.

I can definitely see a porch swing in your future. I don’t have one now but miss the one I had on my last house.
BTW: I didn’t see your initials in the concrete. Did I just miss them? LOL!

-- Gary, South Central Wisconsin. So much to learn, so little time!

My friend wanted so bad to put our initials in a heart. But my husband said no. I wasnt there, or it would have happened. My friend said he came so close to doing it when he wasnt looking, but he just put the date instead.

-- Janice

well done

-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop Southern Oregon

Yes, I agree, it is well done. Thanks to my husband. I’m thinking, welcome to my patio DaddyO. Ha, ha. I have outdoor speakers mounted underneathe there too. The sound system is great, inside and out. My husband wants to mount a TV underneath too. Why I don’t know, he isnt that much of a sports fan, so what’s is he gonna watch on TV outside, COPS?? I don’t now.

-- Janice

Woodworking has many branches. Nice job

Hi Janice
good to hear from a fellow river rat/lumberjock
we’re up by mile 470 on the Mo river
You might check with
Liberty Hardwoods in K.C., they keep cypress on hand

http://www.libertyhardwoodsinc.com

they don’t list prices on their site but the last cypress i bought was about $2.70 bd ft for 8/4 and 4/4 was a little less

also
Bloomer Hardwoods, Platte City 816-330-3596 keeps cedar on hand for about $2 bf

keep on floatin and good boatin

-- Ron, Missouri

Thanks for the advise, I will defiteny keep that in mind. I was thinking about using cedar but it really messes with me as far as allergys go.
We are on the Gasconade river about 2 miles from the Missiouri river. The Gasconade is much calmer than the Missouri, but we’re right there and can have fun on either on. I just hope we don’t have to deal with another flood like last year for a long time!

-- Janice

Very good Woodwork, Looks to be very solid. As for the furniture with water resistance. There is a Brazilian hard wood called IPE that would work excellent, It will withstand insects, outdoor conditions and water with out rot. I have made several peices from it as well as Decks, It Silvers grey with age and sun exposure, But has a beautiful Cherry color when not exposed to direct sunlight. I would say check with local lumber yards, It’s a little pricey but well worth the cost for your conditions. Good luck.

-- Marty Ohio

janice ,
go with the ipe if you can ,
most woods expand/conyract in water .
that makes for lots of fastener problems ,
cracking and checking .
the ipe needs to be driled for the fasteners,
use stainless ( or galvanized ) if you don’t want to have stains .
a little prevention ,
and thru bolts ( or carriage ) and washers and locknuts .

-- david ,new mexico ,allheart

Thanks for the advise, but what is ipe? I know I’ve seen this on here before, probably from you.

-- Janice

Okay, I found it. It is very pretty, looks much nicer than cedar. Thanks for your help.

-- Janice

No doubt Ipe is the best for outdoors. A good quality marine varnish is probably the best outdoor finish for it. Wear dust protection. Ipe is reasonably priced too compared to other tropical woods, because it is mainly sold as a decking material

-- Mike, American in Norway

That’s what I’m seeing, decking material. Should I use that and just rip it down to the size I need?

-- Janice

they got 1×6” boards in lengths too ,
( maybe the decking is that already ) ?

-- david ,new mexico ,allheart

I wasn’t joking about the dust protection Janice. Since you are sensitive to Cedar, you should take every reasonable precaution. I hope you have a good dust extraction system, mask and it wouldn’t hurt to wear some sort of protective clothing, A painters jump suit for example or a CSI outfit. Good luck with your project. Looking at your cabin kitchen, I’m sure it will come out real good.

-- Mike, American in Norway

Thanks for your comment. No I really don’t have good dust extraction. I’m gonna die early, arent I? I switch back and forth, woodworking and painting Right now I’m in the painting mod. Alot of times I have to build it before I can paint it though. Once again, thanks for the advise.

-- Janice