Diy tree stump end table

Hey everyone!

Today I have a new guest over.

Meet Carl

from the blog Daddy Lifestyle.

Carl wanted to share his diy tree stump end table with you all today!

First a little about Carl.

He loves sports, is very competitive and welcomes a good challenge.

Most important, he is a husband and father to an 8 month old boy.

He started his blog with hopes of sharing things he is passionate about and every day life.

I thought I would introduce Carl and you perhaps can be inspired and learn some new diy’s yourself.

Meet Mr. Stump!

I sure have enough of these in our backyard and perhaps I can get Mr. Doo’s to make me one too.

Here’s the main supplies you will need:
1) Tree stump
2) Hammer and flathead screwdriver
3) Coarse and fine sand paper (palm sander optional)
4) Several brushes
5) Wood stain
6) Polyurethane

Here’s the stump with the bark all peeled off. You will notice that the outside is rough and that the edges are rather sharp. I wanted the outside to be really smooth to give it a nice, finished look.

To smooth everything out, Carl decided to put this Black & Decker palm sander to use. He used some coarse sand paper to round the edges of the stump and to get the larger rough patches off the outside of the stump. He then used a more fine sand paper to do the finishing touches.