table build

[nightfighter]

Check with Andersen and McQuaid in Cambridge to see if they can source the cypress. Otherwise price out southern yellow hard pine, western redwood, or western red cedar. The Cajuns get big money for cypress.....

[Slipknot]

I'm sure there are places in RI that have cypress
I have used it for outdoor projects, it would be fine for a table.
Really since it's under a roof, you have many other choices.

you could always use mahogany since you are going to stain and urethane it.

covered by a roof is good but is it also on a patio? or on the ground?