tree root table what will i need to...

[EducatedMadness]

ive just dug out a poinciana tree stump and im thinking of turning it into a table "glass top" i want to stain and polish it im open for any ideas products methods i should use etc thx heaps... pic on my home page update soon

[weisyboy]

first you will need to clean all the dirt off.

when we slab a stump we knock all we can ff with a crowbar, then a screwdriver, then brush down with a wire brush and if available hose down with a pressure washer.

then cut the top and bottom paralell this can be the hardest part sometimes. used to take lots of trial and error but is easy for me with teh lucas.

it will need to be debarked.

sanded

and stained.

any photos of teh stump

[EducatedMadness]

heres some early pics

http://www.woodworkforums.com/members/59714-educatedmadness/albums/tree-stump-table/4524-tree-stump-table.jpg

http://www.woodworkforums.com/members/59714-educatedmadness/albums/tree-stump-table/4523-tree-stump-table.jpg

http://www.woodworkforums.com/members/59714-educatedmadness/albums/tree-stump-table/4522-tree-stump-table-top.jpg

crazzzzzyyyyyyyyy..........:~:doh::q:U:C:B:roll::no::o:~:;

[BobL]

Well, the pics are not really telling me that it wants to be a table but maybe I'm just too far away.

It does not really need to be recut if you don't want to. It could be left as is and the glass top supports could be made using bolts that thread into some nuts set into epoxy in the wood. The bolts could be painted black and the heads covered in silicone rubber to prevent any damage to the glass. the bolts could then be screwed up and down to make the top level.

If it was me I would let it sit for a year or two to dry out as it might twist of split

[itsposs]

BobL is bang on with that answer there isnt any other way for that

[EducatedMadness]

what ive done so far and better angles, still after any natural treatments to prevent rot...

http://www.woodworkforums.com/members/59714-educatedmadness/albums/tree-stump-table/4525-de-barking.jpg

http://www.woodworkforums.com/members/59714-educatedmadness/albums/tree-stump-table/4526-de-barking.jpg

:~:;:B:U:C:q:doh::o

[Manuka Jock]

heres some early pics

http://www.woodworkforums.com/members/59714-educatedmadness/albums/tree-stump-table/4524-tree-stump-table.jpg

http://www.woodworkforums.com/members/59714-educatedmadness/albums/tree-stump-table/4523-tree-stump-table.jpg

http://www.woodworkforums.com/members/59714-educatedmadness/albums/tree-stump-table/4522-tree-stump-table-top.jpg

crazzzzzyyyyyyyyy..........:~:doh::q:U:C:B:roll::no::o:~:;

Good luck with that mate .
Best get in a few gallons of resin filler to stabilise that root ball before you start milling it tho .
Keep us posted with pics

[weisyboy]

witch way up do you want to put it.:?

[pugwash]

Who's going to dust it?

[weisyboy]

i would trim all the roots level and sand each to a rounded point. then sit teh glass on this.

maby put a thin cork or brown rubber nob on 4 of the roots :2tsup:

[Travis Edwards]

What sort of tree is it from? this makes a difference as to how it will need to be treated, and for that matter if it will be suitable and safe for what you are doing.

[EducatedMadness]

glass top, still deciding which road to go on about finishing

[pjt]

Hi Mad,
I have a few bits of Poinciana slab (and some boards) that u might want to incorporate into that stump, I will be coming down to Bris shortly (not sure when) so could bring with, as a suggestion...set the glass in a surround then mount onto stump:unsure::dunno::shrug:
It's not a strong sort of wood, can be a bit brittle and those smaller roots I wouldn't rely on too much so I would recommend thick sections or reinforced somehow with a stronger timber/mat'l
The borers love the sapwood so bark off, some sort of bug treatment:2tsup:and very susceptable to blue stain but that's not any sort of problem for your stump.

The slab pieces I have came from a tree with a rotten core hence the holes and brown makings which I quite like and surprisingly quite solid, I'd venture to say harder than the parent timber, anyway the piccies.....

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Pete

[EducatedMadness]

yeh def m8 ill pm my ph and we'll see if we can sort out something . as to the support ill def have to reinforce the corners soz i havnt got back pc died lol saw dust and rain,.. i was planning to stain but i sanded a test area and the grain really pops. pics of progress soon

[pjt]

I also have some boards machined 19mm thick yet to be cut to width but could cleanup at 100 to 150 wide x 1500ish long also some longer and thicker if u want em, I won't use em,

Pete

[EducatedMadness]

hey guys here's the work so far been tough going and havn't had enough spare time enjoy...

http://www.woodworkforums.com/member...side-55hrs.jpg (http://www.woodworkforums.com/members/59714-educatedmadness/albums/tree-stump-table/4637-side-55hrs.jpg)

http://www.woodworkforums.com/member...gle-55-hrs.jpg (http://www.woodworkforums.com/members/59714-educatedmadness/albums/tree-stump-table/4638-angle-55-hrs.jpg)

still deciding on what type of finishing i will use...