Stump End Table

[Dragon]

Here's some pics of one of the end tables and a potential coffee table I'm working with currently. These have been rough sanded at 150 grit and are drying before final finish work. A generous wiping of lemon oil has been applied to highlight the grain and to help with drying and shrinkage.

(Disregard the household items in the background...I told you I didn't have a shop to work in.)

http://www.ncwoodworker.net/pp/showphoto.php?photo=29449&ppuser=3075

http://www.ncwoodworker.net/pp/showphoto.php?photo=29448&ppuser=3075

http://www.ncwoodworker.net/pp/showphoto.php?photo=29450&ppuser=3075

http://www.ncwoodworker.net/pp/showphoto.php?photo=29451&ppuser=3075

http://www.ncwoodworker.net/pp/showphoto.php?photo=29452&ppuser=3075

 

[DaveO]

ET...phone home

For the lazy clickers :icon_thum

I am guessing that both came from the same tree?
Somehow I was picturing these as table bases with a glass top. I really like how you made the top and legs out of the stump.
Very cool work, I like it.
Dave

 

[Rob]

Man, those look sharp. I'd love to see a how to post on that first table.

 

[Trent Mason]

Man, those look sharp. I'd love to see a how to post on that first table.

Me too! Excellent work! :thumbs_up:thumbs_up

 

[Dragon]

Yeah DaveO, all from the same tree. The pics I posted last week are from the same tree also except that was part of the butt end that I hollowed out for a coffee table base. I don't know if I'm going to do a glass tops or if I'll try out that Glass Coat stuff I've been reading about. My sister-in-law does some beautiful work with it on her projects and I'm wanting to try it out. (BTW, thanks for getting the pics in the thread. I haven't figured out how to do that yet.)

 

[TracyP]

That is really neat looking. I like it a lot

 

[Dragon]

Man, those look sharp. I'd love to see a how to post on that first table.

Thanks. I try to do a good job on my stuff. I have no idea how to a how-to on these. I find a tree that looks interesting and the right size and have at it with the chainsaw. When I cut off a piece that I have an idea on, I start whittling at it with the saw until it gets about right and then I have at it with the sanders and see what happens.

I've got some really colorful pieces that I cut up last weekend from a red maple with all the ambrosia inclusions. This tree was basically standing dead and partially rotted so I whacked of a hunk and cut into it. Looks good so far. I need to find someone in the Lincolnton area that can plane or machine sand some large stock :dontknow: without costing me an arm and a leg to save me some grinding and belt-sanding time. I'd be willing to cough up some wood in exchange for part or all of the cost too.

 

[RandyJ]

Cool tables, David. I would love to see how you do that...

 

[PChristy]

Nice looking tables David:icon_thum

 

[Dragon]

Once I got "into" these a bit and saw the grain pattern coming up I just had to get them to the point where I could use some finer paper and lemon oil to bring it out. The marbling and feathers in that crotch wood really stands out and the pics really don't do it justice. I'd like to bring some of my stuff to a show somewhere after I get up a few pieces and see what folks say about it. Bad thing is, it takes so dadburn long for them to fully dry and stabilize to where I can final sand and finish them up.

I've got a hickory stump that I did as my first project back in '95 and it took the better part of three years to quit shrinking and moving around. It's so hard right now if you set a glass on it sounds like you set it on rock. It started out weighing around 150 lbs. and now it's finally down to it's "fighting" weight at about 35 lbs or so.