New Table….hopefully.

[POSTON WIDEHEAD]

I've been working with this Sycamore Stump for about a week. Got'er all sanded down.
The top is a Red Oak cookie that has been drying for over 20 years....hard as a brick and as heavy as an Anvil.
I got the cookie from my Dad who got it from his old home place from a tree in families back yard.

I was gonna use it for the table top but I'm thinking it's a little to small in diameter....26 inches.
I just sent Scott Smith a PM hoping he has a cookie in the 40ish inch range.

We'll see. Got my fingers crossed.



  

 

[mmartone]

Looks pretty cool, how bout some kind of band/breadboard around the outside with a skirt? Make the surface larger without incuring the additional weight?

[clww]

I see a cool looking table, too. ;)

[WDH]

The base really grabs the floor nicely. 

[ron barnes]

I like it.

[WmFritz]

The base really grabs the floor nicely.

I thought that stump was growing out of the floor. 

[ancjr]

Our ERC grows with that form here.  The Sycamores look like utility poles with limbs!  Looks to be a promising project!

[JohnM]

Wow, that oughta keep the edges of the rug down!   Looks pretty cool, David.  Nice work.

[drobertson]

Yea, nice and sturdy, should be a dandy! with history, hate to hit my toe on that one ;D   david

[21incher]

Great table. Are you going to oil it or leave it natural? I would have to watch my dog around that table because it looks like a tree growing out of the floor.

[POSTON WIDEHEAD]

I'm still looking for a larger diameter top....so I won't stump my toe on the stump.  :D

Finish???? I have no idea.  ......yet.  ;D

[clww]

Does the top have to be round?

[POSTON WIDEHEAD]

Does the top have to be round?

Yes. I figured the ratio of the slant of the roots coming from the stump to the floor were in proportion to the diameter of a cermetrical top would be lacking if a square top were installed.
47.4° xMC squared(5.76 +[6.437 divided into 13.5] x11.12)= round top.

See what I'm talking about. This is why I'm looking for a round top.

Ask WDH....He can explain it better than me.

[WDH]

You need to cube the moisture content.  Just squaring it makes for an undersized top. 

[POSTON WIDEHEAD]

You need to cube the moisture content.  Just squaring it makes for an undersized top.

say_what I never thought about that.  OK....I see it now..

[clww]

 smiley_dizzy smiley_dizzy smiley_dizzy
Okay....

[jamesamd]

I see a Cat,in the white of the base

This is going to be special,Nice David  ;)

Jim

[POSTON WIDEHEAD]

I see a Cat,in the white of the base

This is going to be special,Nice David  ;)

Jim

I see it too Jim....never noticed it.

[ancjr]

Carve muscular Taurus figures into the buttresses, posed as if they are holding up the top.  4" thick marble top.  ;)

[pineywoods]

a 4 inch slice of this would work real nice. It's red oak, about 48 inches across. We can work out a deal, but you gotta come to loosiana to get it.  ;D
The only thing available to slice it is an old fashioned 2 man crosscut..
OOps, I forgot yhe pic, here tis


 

[POSTON WIDEHEAD]

a 4 inch slice of this would work real nice. It's red oak, about 48 inches across. We can work out a deal, but you gotta come to loosiana to get it.  ;D
The only thing available to slice it is an old fashioned 2 man crosscut..

Sorry Piney......say again.....I lost your signal.....you were breaking up.  ;D

[PC-Urban-Sawyer]

a 4 inch slice of this would work real nice. It's red oak, about 48 inches across. We can work out a deal, but you gotta come to loosiana to get it.  ;D
The only thing available to slice it is an old fashioned 2 man crosscut..

Sorry Piney......say again.....I lost your signal.....you were breaking up.  ;D

Poston,

You and Piney go ahead and start without me.

Be real careful and do a real good job.

I'll take two of those slabs, but at Piney's price (we all know how much YOU charge for slabs...)

Herb

[Holmes]

Does the top have to be round?


Yes. I figured the ratio of the slant of the roots coming from the stump to the floor were in proportion to the diameter of a cermetrical top would be lacking if a square top were installed.
47.4° xMC squared(5.76 +[6.437 divided into 13.5] x11.12)= round top.

See what I'm talking about. This is why I'm looking for a round top.

Ask WDH....He can explain it better than me.


  I did the math. You are both wrong Trees just don't grow that big.  :D  I believe one of your X should be a %  and squared should be square "root"  ;)

[thecfarm]

Is it sold yet? Looks good. Real good.I suppose the stump came from what the tree service drops off?

[POSTON WIDEHEAD]

I suppose the stump came from what the tree service drops off?

You are exactly right Ray. If one has an imagination.....a tree service can be helpful.

[thecfarm]

If one has an imagination. How right you are. And yours works mighty fine. 

[isawlogs]

 You need to take into acount the difference in growth rings prior to X the % when taking moisture count, as that will afect the °[({­¯})] in the substraction of the heat amount you used to dry it.

[nmericle53]

This is my first post. Joined yesterday and have been looking at all the beautiful projects that ya'll post. This is really a neat place to be able to ask questions and learn about things that I am interested in. Wow! Between this forum and pinterest I may have to retire so I can surf the net and make pretty things. 8) Love, love this stump. I guess I will have to learn my wood because I thought it was a cypress knee instead of a sycamore.

[POSTON WIDEHEAD]

Welcome to the Forestry Forum nmericle53.
Yep.....it is a Sycamore stump and it really sanded down quite well......the wood is really soft. It does look like Cypress,
from a distance......and Texas.  ;D

I'm glad to meet ya buddy! 

I am waiting on another friend/member who will be sending me some pics of a 40" cookie he has......it may work for a top.
I had also thought about a wagon wheel top with glass on it or use the stump for a pedestal to stand a carved bear on.

[thecfarm]

nmericle53,welcome to te forum. That pinterest will keep 3 people busy. Don't be shy about showing your stuff off too.  ;D

[scsmith42]

David, the photo's are in your inbox.


For the rest of the "enquiring minds", here is the photo that I just sent to David. The white oak cookie is oval shaped, 38" x 50".  Thickness varies between 3" to 5-6".  If David doesn't get it, I'm planning to soak it in borate and CuNap, and then use it for a walkway.



 

[samandothers]

Welcome nmericle53!
Great and talented folks here.  You spend a lot of time reading and learning and it's nice!

[POSTON WIDEHEAD]

    What's that thang weight Scott?

[scsmith42]

  What's that thang weight Scott?

In it's current condition, probably 300 lbs or so.

[POSTON WIDEHEAD]

  What's that thang weight Scott?

In it's current condition, probably 300 lbs or so.

Wow.....I would sell it for $1.00 per pound for $300.00.  That's HEAVY!

[thecfarm]

There's the 300 again. Scott will sell it to ya for 300 than it will cost another 300 to get to ya.

[Magicman]

Welcome to the Forestry Forum, nmericle53, and thank you for sharing Andy with us for those few days while sawing the Goodwill project.   

[mudhog]

welcome nmericle53,

I don't say much but, I'm a "7 night a weeker" on here. If you like to learn and associate with good people this is the place to be. It borderlines on being addictive. (At least to me.) ;D

[scleigh]

David, You could join 2 of the pecan slabs you sawed a few weeks ago, after dry, and make a round top. Just a thought.

[POSTON WIDEHEAD]

David, You could join 2 of the pecan slabs you sawed a few weeks ago, after dry, and make a round top. Just a thought.

You mean the Maple we sawed? I did think about it......then it got cold.  :D

[scleigh]

Yeah, you're right it was maple. I reckon it got cold. Spent some time putting up a heat lamp and new cedar shavings for the dog and goats under the shed. Just went out to check on them.......their all sitting out in the field under the stars, not the heat lamp!!!!!!!!!!!

[POSTON WIDEHEAD]

Just went out to check on them.......their all sitting out in the field under the stars, not the heat lamp!!!!!!!!!!!

Go back and check on them at 6am......they'll be under the lamp.  :D

[5quarter]

David...I would hold out for a really big knarly Cypress or ERC cookie. You need something really irregular. maybe even a cookie from a really big mesquite. 

[mmartone]

Just realized I have 2 big Sweetgum cookies sitting outside...

[WDH]

Oh no!  Maybe they will think that nobody is at home and go away  :D.

[SwampDonkey]

Reminds me of that old hound with her tongue hang'n out.

Ah, I must be tired. :D