Making a Table From A Tree Stump

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[@3x3CustomTamar]

I just picked up a stump for the side of the road. This was some good inspiration. Thanks!

[@MichaelAlm]

I was waiting to see how you were going to mount that to your lathe...

[@MichaelAlm]

It made a for a really nice table, well done

[@WoodByToth]

Ai thought about it!

[@ooMike22oo]

Was thinking the same thing! 😂😂

[@KenDay]

Yeah me too. When those disks were being glued on I was thinking "No, surely not???"

[@jeffe5833]

I feel the same way about old wood. A 1 inch thick oversize glass top with a nice bevel would really make that a piece.

[@lydiajacobs3974]

I love the simplicity of it. Just the beautiful eucalyptus showing.

[@russellwatkins7805]

Quick simple project, came out great Kyle. Looks beautiful sitting there.

[@WoodByToth]

Russell Watkins Thanks man!

[@SeanEvelegh]

Nice video Kyle, I think the cracks really add something to the piece!

[@WoodByToth]

SE Woodwork Yeah I really like them. It felt natural

[@CoreyMarques]

One of my favorite videos you've done. Haven't watched in a while. Glad you're sharing your thoughts.

[@alexpettigrew8971]

A perfect case of "Don't mourn the tree, honor the wood".

[@WoodByToth]

Alex Pettigrew Exactally!

[@scotthutson736]

Love it, Kyle. Thank you for sharing. It is quite sad that the tree was cut down and sawed into small chunks. I think you honored the spirit appropriately.

[@MakeSomething]

That is so beautiful! Love hearing the story of it!

[@WoodByToth]

Thanks buddy! I find myself growing more towards the natural wood and shapes nature is making

[@RobinLewisMakes]

Totally agree with you on cutting down established tree. The problem is eucalyptus is a thirsty tree, so when it's out of it's native environment it completely takes over. It's the same as paperbark, an Australian native. They have problems with it in the US because it takes over

[@steveweckel6279]

Thank you for honoring that tree. Most cool...

[@emmakateodwyer345]

This table arrived well packaged and on time. kzbin.infoUgkxn94T8Mu1iMnsLCMNOI9srXSsLkI4JXKW Like another reviewer advised, I pulled everything out and made sure everything was included (everything was!). I built it alone and it took me about an hour. The color is great and for the price the lift part works well. As others have mentioned, it’s not the smoothest opening/closing, but it works. The screws do show, but I plan to order white sticker covers if that bothers us too much. Really happy with this table! UPDATE: it’s been over a year since we got this coffee table and we still love it! It gets HEAVY use as our dining table, foot rest, and school desk. Over time, the opening and closing mechanism has gotten smoother. I added a new photo with the white screw cover stickers. They blend in perfectly and make it look a little cleaner. 100% recommend!!!

[@noob__king__]

I like the cracks in it, could be used as biscuit holders when you're having a cup of tea

[@Electriclynn]

Love you ❤️ I bought a house in 91 and planted trees for all the children born in the house. They all died after growing for 30 yrs with my first rental who never watered them. Still can’t find someone to make a table into the stumps

[@joshwiley881]

Really beautiful. Thanks for sharing. I’ve got a huge red cedar cookie that I need to get out of my garage. I may do the same thing. The end grain is amazing.

[@sapelesteve]

Nice job as usual Kyle! That was a beautiful hunk of wood that you saved from the chipper..... :)

[@garrettnichols7636]

If you lived I California, Eucalyptus tree is an highly invasive tree from New Zealand. It just grows and grows and grows overwhelming other trees around it.

[@thatellipsisguy8984]

Garrett Nichols its native to Australia. They’re a pest because they basically exude a hormonal poison from their roots that stops everything else but more eucalypts growing.

[@Ninja_Shepherd]

Beautiful simple and elegant 💯👌🏼

[@SouthernGinger]

Neat idea Kyle!

[@meetn2veg]

I've got lots and lots of big Oak stumps. They are NOT going to become fire wood now!

[@WoodByToth]

meetn2veg Save them! Its so worth it. I wish I would have grabbed more of these logs

[@tonialzola]

Loved the bloopers!!! ;D

[@bettymaverick1098]

Beautiful job!

[@paulo6456]

That looks like eucaliptus, if it is it will crack as time passes!!! (in the end you confirmed my suspicions)

[@rolandsoto9291]

nice job,im an arborist and our yard is full of projects........denver, co. i soon will be in it knee deep

[@FredMcIntyre]

Nicely done! 👍👊

[@WoodworkingBarcelona]

Good one Kyle!

[@kevinyoungblut]

When you were attaching the lazy Susan I really thought you were preparing to chuck it up into the lathe.

[@n-gov]

Simple, elegant!

[@reforzar]

Beautiful. Great job.

[@DanPrudlow]

Cool result!

[@rajwinderhundal8271]

Good job

[@ooMike22oo]

Love it and love the story!!

[@nonofthatkh587]

I think it turned out very cool. Really a beautiful wood. However, I wonder if you could have made more by cutting like 2" plates and adding legs. It would make the individual tables more manageable too.

[@BarttRoman]

That's so beautiful!

[@Zombieoutrunner]

Cool idea. Seemed really heavy.

[@WoodByToth]

Zombieoutrunner Soo heavy!

[@frankbusuttil2572]

Thanks for giving the tree a second life.

[@tomasarguinzoni9022]

It looking good something different 👍🏼

[@davestrain1762]

Cool, They take down eucalyptus up here in Ventura County all the time... I don't know if I want another hernia though? You Reminded me of Sisyphus there!

[@woogaloo]

Gorgeous!

[@TazMarriott]

So simple and so beautiful! I was wondering if you managed to save any more of those lovely tree chunks or was it just the one? Your work is so beautiful no one can be mad with you for taking a whole tree!

[@ridethroughlifertl]

It has an interesting side texture. It doesn't seem to have vertical grain. Is that how all eucalyptus is?

[@MaxMakerChannel]

Good thing you didn’t try to fill the cracks with Epoxy. I did and it ended up as firewood.

[@WoodByToth]

Max Maker oh danggg

[@MaxMakerChannel]

Kyle Toth an absolute mess. Epoxy seeped through the cracks. And it left a spotty finish. Can not recommend.

[@philz9835]

Max Maker, what kind of epoxy did you use? My dad and i repaired a family coffee table made of cottonwood that is 60 years old, has very similar in cracks like this stump, and we filled it with high grade epoxy called Resin Research and we also back filled it with chrysicolla. It came out beautiful.

[@MaxMakerChannel]

I used "Waterclear" epoxy from a German Epoxy dealer. The stuff is great, I was just unlucky and it was too thin for my aplication. I show what happened in my latest video if you are interested.

[@kmonnier]

I like your truck :)

[@WillDogJones1]

You know what would have been cool to cut like a 3-inch slice off the top hollow out the center sort of then put the 3-inch back on top and have the center section to store things like magazines and other stuff

[@glennryzebol4472]

Hmmmmm, got some sugar maple logs out back. I think it might be table time!!

[@wendybentley7424]

Have you thought about hollowing out the stump? I have found some stumps that I want to do this with, but what would you recommend using to hollow out?

[@theicechinchilla]

Is it possible to do this after it's freshly cut?

[@WoodByToth]

Its best to wait. Sap and water can leak out. But if you do wait to put finish on it

[@rgelsh1]

Great video, did you leave it indoors somewhere to dry for the year?

[@niccer28]

How does it smell?

[@swn02]

that stuff smells real good

[@tooljunkie555]

Wood be TOTHally awesome if u somehow turned it into a cabinet or something like that..🤔🍻

[@WoodByToth]

Joe Basement Woodworking & DIY A cabinet! Yeaaaaa

[@tooljunkie555]

Kyle Toth hells yea bro that wood be so AWESOME..will u post on Insta if you do decide to make a cabinet or something 🍻

[@tooljunkie555]

Bradley Michels stop what Bradley? What is it in supposed to stop??

[@tooljunkie555]

Bradley Michels stop what?

[@ShaneCarrigan]

did it smell like eucalyptus in the shop during this build?? :)

[@josephlaroza]

What did you use in your angle grinder to further strip the bark?

[@jefffoster6688]

Needs a glass top dont ya think? Cool piece though.

[@hummmiz]

Amazing!

[@mski349]

I dislike this for it's simplicity, clean finish and mainly because I'm a terrible person. Jk, cool chunk of wood. Love the checking on the end.

[@patrickodonnell7111]

Good man.

[@vfxsoup]

Hey Toth, nice crack.

[@thisguysflies3787]

They probably cut the tree down because it was hazard to the house, and the people in it if it ever fell over. Though I do agree that those are nice trees.

[@LouAdzima]

Nice!

[@johnpeters8462]

Your using the chisel the wrong way. Should be reversed. Also a mallet is better. Thanks for your set up ideas.

[@bliblablublublublu]

The music reminded me of mathologer

[@Arfabiscuit]

Magic

[@boggerme3254]

Can you turn it into a bowl

[@jcmerlob746]

Really.? You keep your KRKs in the wood shop?

[@FalconX79]

And people are willing to pay $300+ for a log? WTF. I have that kind of logs for FREE. Haha

[@Everfalling]

why that cheap plywood base though? i mean i know you won't see it but still.

[@WoodByToth]

Everfalling I guess I didn't really think about it

[@jessicasommy1741]

I really enjoy plans from Stodoys.

[@williamdawson3353]

Karma

[@VENKOwood]

*Good job*

[@ModernBuilds]

I dig it!

[@guyh.4553]

Nice work! You informed me how to flatten a log a bit better. Just curious about why you added a plywood base then routed it off 1st. 2nd, LOVED AND LAUGHED your standing on the work table to sand log!

[@ARTANDWORLD]

which grit disc u used in grinder ??

[@WoodByToth]

80 grit

[@AndyPhillipWoodturning]

Bigger trunk or boot (uk) ..stronger bench ..Awesome table .. Tree lives on ..

[@margeryk6596]

Hi Andy!

[@jbb5470]

Very nice Kyle! Will you be able to turn anything out of these rounds?

[@amjadhani8929]

Love it!

[@vithyalakshmybalamurugan3505]

Nice woek

[@kmonnier]

Black eyed peas, my stumps

[@BlaiseBrogan]

Nice work dude, if you strip the bark when its green it comes of much easier. Cheers Blaisey

[@ibefree6212]

very nice. but I think the hardest part would be having to wait till the wood dries before being able to work it. knowing it's right in front of you but , no touchy touchy. unless your ,Let's say a politician or Hollywood mogul then evidently it's all hands on. lol. just had too add that in .

[@TravisBell79]

I have a stump from a tree that was just cut down and I was thinking of doing something like this. How long do you think I need to let it dry?

[@HoundDogHats]

Did anyone else think Kyle, wuz going to get a big o'l slap at 4:34

[@anumviqar2889]

So I have a tree stump similar to this , it's about 55 kilos , I wanna add legs to it , give it some height so it can be used as a coffee table , do you have any ideas on what material legs I could add to it , since it's really heavy

[@TheWoodWerker]

Turned out Awesome KT! I dig it Brother! Have A Super Week!.....Gus

[@carlbowden4712]

I read somewhere Eucalyptus is the densest heaviest wood there is. Not sure if that is true.

[@JimmiePorterAtStuartArts]

Simple is good. I like this.

[@ManCrafting]

My wife has been on me about building a log table like this for months. I have some Magnolia that came from trees they took down widening the road outside our neighborhood. I'm leaving it outside so I need to do something to make it weather worthy. I like the lazy Susan bearing. cool upgrade.

[@WoodByToth]

ManCraftingTM Nice! That wood is super cool looking. Good luck with with the future build

[@TheFalder1]

Great idea for bbq-ing weather. They wont rot for years if they do at all. Well done.

[@dannyromero752]

I've watched 6+ videos on how to make a jig for a router. All way over complicated. Yours is simple and does the same thing. Great video man!

[@WoodByToth]

Thanks, I make the flattening jigs as I need them. Its works well!

[@bretta3723]

When I saw you gluing plywood circles to a stump, I thought, "Where is he going with this?" I really like the floating look it gives the piece!

[@tammpapeari6873]

Time to buy yourself a good slick

[@fynbo1007]

Cool table. Thank you for sharing your amazing video

[@brianrowland7113]

What was the finish you painted on?

[@diskust750]

The table looks really good greetings from Germany

[@maxfathi596]

You could of hollowed out the bottom, it would be much, much lighter

[@stanleyshostak2737]

How many coats did the end grain soak up? Was it hard to get the end grain finish so it was not splotchy? A trick I learned when I used to do chainsaw carving is; on the underside of the log plunge the saw into the log to make an X. You do this right over the heartwood but don’t cut through the entire thickness, unless you want an X on the top too. This relieves stress in the wood and gives the wood room to expand into the middle. Also slows air into the center. A log like that will take at least a year to dry out. Just a tip.

[@thatellipsisguy8984]

Stanley Shostak we have a fantastic living museum where I live in Australia that dates back to the Gold era. For the wheel hubs on the big stagecoaches they would take a round of ironwood (about third on the list of densest eucalypts) and chuck it in a pile to dry for TEN YEARS before working it...

[@pauldarko5182]

Looks amazing

[@LeGaragedesChambreurs]

Like the bloopers

[@WildmanTech]

Great work man!

[@oelschlegel]

now I see where mathologer gets his intro music from