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Old piece of wood for bench (or something else)
Posted on 7/21/16 at 8:43 pm
Posted on 7/21/16 at 8:43 pm
I picked up a hammock from an older lady (probably 80) off of Cragislist and she offered to sell me this bench for $20. Says when she was 15, they pulled it out of the Amite and she's had it since then. I bought it mainly for the story and a piece to put on the deck.
It is very solid, no soft spots, measures 9" deep, 15" wide, and 53" long.
a) anyone know what type of wood it is and
b) i guess if it hasn't rotted in 65 years, it probably won't in my lifetime, but would you sand it and polyurethane it?
I've thought of having it cut long ways into pieces and maybe making a coffee table out of 2 and using the remainder as a bench. Any ideas?
It is very solid, no soft spots, measures 9" deep, 15" wide, and 53" long.
a) anyone know what type of wood it is and
b) i guess if it hasn't rotted in 65 years, it probably won't in my lifetime, but would you sand it and polyurethane it?
I've thought of having it cut long ways into pieces and maybe making a coffee table out of 2 and using the remainder as a bench. Any ideas?
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Posted on 7/21/16 at 8:47 pm to El Jefe
It's either pine or cypress. I'd lean toward cypress.
Posted on 7/21/16 at 10:58 pm to El Jefe
When you cut it you'll know by the smell...
Posted on 7/22/16 at 12:02 am to El Jefe
I feel like cypress would have tighter growth rings. But I'm no expert
Posted on 7/22/16 at 5:04 am to CypressTrout10
Pine for sure. If there are no nails in it and you would like it resawed, bring it to me. If it's 9" thick, by taking off about a inch off the top and bottom, that will clean it up real nice. Oh, I will saw it free for you. 
Posted on 7/22/16 at 7:44 am to fishfighter
Just a piece of ole Pine
Posted on 7/22/16 at 8:30 am to El Jefe
Looks like a pine tree to me
Posted on 7/22/16 at 9:13 am to Hammertime
That would make a cool fireplace mantle in a camp.
Posted on 7/22/16 at 12:19 pm to El Jefe
quote:
would you sand it and polyurethane it
Nah you said it brother, 65 years and all it did was add character. About the only thing I would do to that pretty ol' piece is see if my beer will leave a ring on it while I'm sitting there.
Posted on 7/22/16 at 5:45 pm to fishfighter
thanks, all, esp. fish. can you shoot me an email when you have time. i may take you up on that offer.
This post was edited on 7/22/16 at 6:29 pm
Posted on 7/22/16 at 6:01 pm to El Jefe
Dats pine.
Posted on 7/22/16 at 6:08 pm to El Jefe
quote:
thanks, all, esp. fish. can you shoot me an email when you have time. i may take you up on that offer.
YGM.
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