Walnut and Cedar short stool.

 New stuff!  Walnut top with cedar legs on this chair height stool. No stain on this one. Only satin polyurethane, (two coats), as a finish.

The top picture was taken outdoors, in shade. The bottom in direct sunlight.

The seat is about 18" from the ground. Standard chair seat height, give or take.

I'm going to do several sets of stools for my wife to take to the craft fairs. The drought of the last couple years seems to have killed most of the small cedars out in the woods, so I have lots of material for the legs. The larger cedars, especially the ones that I pruned up the trunk, seem to be surviving alright. They do have some indications of stress however, so I'm going to keep an eye on them.