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Rough Cut Cypress for pergola??/

MBaybut | Posted in General Discussion on

Hi,
Fortunate to live close by a sawmill that does strictly cypress, Axley Bros in Largo FL, Would rough cut cypress make a good pergola for mounting on columns? Will it need putting through a planner or is rough sawn finished enough?
Mike

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    Sphere | | #1

    Planed or not, it is an excellent choice.

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  2. MGMaxwell | | #2

    Strictly your choice, but I like it planed to show the beauty of the wood.

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    McDesign | | #3

    Another cypress project - from 2006.  This was sanded up a bit, but it was pretty smooth to start with.  It does show off the pretty wood.

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    Edited 12/4/2008 11:04 pm ET by McDesign

    1. ANDYSZ2 | | #4

      I rebuilt a cypress fence that was 15 yrs old.

      The horizontal surfaces will rot.

      My reccomendation is to stain heavily and top surfaces cut with a slope or bevel.

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