Tree Stump End Table Diy

Join vicki steph from mother daughter projects as they turn two logs into rustic stump end tables.

Tree stump end table diy.

It s a deep love for crazy cool wood detail. My parents had just taken down a tree in their backyard a few weeks before and kept it for firewood. If a few small pieces remain don t worry. Welland tree stump stool live edge natural edge side table plant stand nightstand mushroom stool 14 tall 4 7 out of 5 stars 382 79 00 79.

He first removes the bark then starts contouring the sides and cutting out the legs with a circular saw. A step by step tutorial on how to create a diy tree stump table a budget friendly end table. Anyways you get the picture that we love wood. Because the next step is sanding.

Affiliate links below tree stump or pry bar. After chester take the tree stump back to his workshop he really gets to work on it. Then after a lot of sanding chester makes the final cut that gets the table to the exact size he needs. Ours had about 6 months to dry out fully but a minimum of 1 month of drying time in an indoor environment is recommended.

Then either keep hammering or pull the bark loose with your fingers. Try to get as much off as you can. If you are cutting the piece yourself chalk two parallel lines around the trunk and use a chainsaw to cut around the perimeter. We have this love for wood.

Use a chisel or flat head screw driver and hammer or mallet to wedge between the bark and the stump and then peel the bark away. For more details and materials list visit. Here s what you need to make a tree stump side table. Diy natural tree trunk side table before you begin.

After your stump has dried inside for a couple of weeks insert the prybar between the bark and the stump. Once the tree stumps are dried out or mostly dried out the bark will be much easier to remove. Find a stump and peel off the bark. Keep doing this all the way around the stump until all the bark is off.

Here s the whole very long story of how this all came about and step by step instructions of exactly how it went down in the event you want to tackle making one of your own. Minwax polyurethane in semigloss. 220 grit sandpaper assorted pack here minwax stain in special walnut. We mentioned tackling a diy project we were pretty excited about weekend before last well we finally got it finished and this is it.

Find a stump locate a 30 42 diameter 8 10 depth tree trunk from a tree trimmer or clearing company. You guys we made a table from a slice of tree stump no joke. The straighter you can make this cut the less work you will have later. The stump needs time to dry out.

Hammer it enough to loosen the wood. I dream of old homes with cool old wood detailing and really anything wood can you see we have a problem.