this little one was cut two-three years ago and lied neglected near my office all that time until I noticed, with some damage made by fungi. Though I first removed all discolourated parts, before resawing “good” portion, it is plausible that I am mistaken and this wine-like smell (be...
I am just finishing up a jatoba garden bench, from the Japanese Garden Bench plan from Russell Jensen. It was a challenging project, to be sure. The thicker pieces are epoxy-laminated from 3 layers, and smaller structural pieces from 2 layers. It has 40 mortise and tenon joints. I added...
I read that some people kept furniture in the garden for almost 30 years without oiling it, made from iroko. The furniture are still good. I will strip it for paint anyways, remove the crap that they put between the boards, and put in cotton tread with tar. It has not been maintained...