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I build adirondacks part time on the weekends out of rough cut 4/4 cypress. I buy from local sawmills in and around the Tampa Fl area. The lumber is partially air dried and I simply plane it and assemble the wood into outdoor furniture. I've been researching and working on developing a way to treat and finish the wood so I can offer it to customers in a finished form. I've looked into a company by the name of petriwood and penofin. I'm a newbie as far as finishing wood for outdoor use and I know using rough cut air dried lumber is not the norm and is much cheaper than buying kiln dried lumber, having said that, my purpose is to offer an affordable alternative that will perform as well as kiln dried products. If you have used either one of these products or have finished rough cut cypress I would love to hear your thoughts on this matter. Tim Davis, gulf coast chairs

James I appreciate your input and will for sure apply your advice when I do go to finish these chairs. Thanks John T, Beth and Aqua Tek, I will for sure post some pics of finished chairs. I wasn't fishing for complimets on these chairs but I sure do appreciate them.

Thanks Beth for the kind words and I'll look into your recommendations as well. Hey James what kind of sealer did you use on the cypress? Is it called ready seal?