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Originally Posted by welch-time

A good coat of paint is fine for the bulk of the chair but the end grain of the legs are vulnerable where they touch the ground.
Here's an article from Rockler about coating the ends of the legs with epoxy.
http://www.rockler.com/how-to/achill...ture-projects/

Something to think about - if you coat the ends of the legs with something that is waterproof that may prevent water from getting into the wood from the bottom of the legs, BUT water can also penetrate from the top down and once that wood on the bottom is wet and now behind a vapor barrier I'd think over time it would rot as it cannot fully dry out.