I recently built a formal herb garden. I wanted to have a sundial. As a collector of chess sets, I made a stand for the sundial in the shape of the rook. It is about 30" high. The sundial will sit in the recess in the top of the piece. I made the piece from cypress.
Query: Since it will be outdoors, what is the best way to finish it? The consensus at our woodturners' club was to leave it natural, as cypress can withstand the weather (I'm in south central PA) and any kind of varnish may "cloud" up. My original thought was to use something like a marine varnish.
Query: Since it will be outdoors, what is the best way to finish it? The consensus at our woodturners' club was to leave it natural, as cypress can withstand the weather (I'm in south central PA) and any kind of varnish may "cloud" up. My original thought was to use something like a marine varnish.