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1. 
   JeffHeath | Oct 10, 2008 01:30am | #1

   Sorry to hear about your buddy.  Chances are that cherry cut in the summer or fall will lose it's bark.  The only time to cut down a tree if you want the bark to stay attached is in the winter.

   Any finish that you add to it when it is this wet will most likely fail.  Put some on, and refinish as necessary.

   Good luck.

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   fenapple | Oct 11, 2008 08:51pm | #3

   Jeff,

   Thanks for answering my post about the green cherry. I guess I'll just slather the bench with spar varnish and hope for the best.  

   Edited 10/11/2008 2:04 pm ET by fenapple

2. 
   IdahoDon | Oct 10, 2008 07:15pm | #2

   You could always apply a heavy wax (parafin in mineral spirits?) to slow down water loss and minimize checking then finish next year. 

    

   Beer was created so carpenters wouldn't rule the world.

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   fenapple | Sep 05, 2012 09:18am | #4

   Weatherproofing the Green Cherry Bench

   Jeff,

   Here's the bench getting its annual coat of spar varnish. The bark's still hanging in there after nearly four years in the woods.

   
4. 
   roc | Sep 05, 2012 09:57pm | #5

   Thank you for sharing your project

   A really nice bench.  I am not a fan of bark left on but for this bench in this setting it is perfection.

   i was knocked back on my heels to even consider putting finish on wet wood but look at that !  Worked out fine.  Looks terrific.