How to Make a Pottery Barn Reclaimed Wood Stump Table

Looking for instructions for How to Make a Pottery Barn Reclaimed Wood Stump Table? All the tips are here–2 hours of work and less than $10 in supplies.

Friends, living over in the high desert now, in central Oregon, we have more access to wood and the great outdoors, so I’m sharing this easy Reclaimed Wood Stump Table.

How to Make a Pottery Barn Reclaimed Wood Stump Table

Last summer, my husband made me the most beautiful, rustic Pottery Barn Reclaimed Wood Stump Table. I’m not sure if you’ve ever priced these out ($299!), but today I’m sharing our DIY instructions How to Make a Pottery Barn Reclaimed Wood Stump Table.

In 10 easy steps!

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Pottery Barn Reclaimed Wood Stump Table

Now for the fun. I love re-creating something that costs a lot of money, for little (and looks pretty much the same!)

Here we have Pottery Barn’s.

Here we have the Coughlin’s.

I love the size, perfect for our living room.

A side table for our outdoor entertaining area.

And a lovely spring conversation piece, with our new lounge chairs on our back deck!

So much texture and character, this winter with our outdoor fire (and Skillet S’Mores).

Made from lodge pole pines, each handcrafted with texture and character, a one of a kind piece, Paul has made me 4! Easy, peasy! (Below, Walnut-Crusted Goat Cheese with Thyme & Honey.)

How it’s constructed:

Handcrafted of reclaimed and sustainable solid lodge pole pine wood.
Hand applied natural finish.
Stump is hand sanded smooth.

Tools Needed:

(Of course we always use Ryobi Tools!)

• Circular saw
• Belt sander
• Circular sander
• Hatchett
• Stain
• Polyurethane (liquid)
• 3 rubber pieces

How to Make a Pottery Barn Reclaimed Wood Stump Table – 10 easy steps!

1. Select a cut of wood that is appealing and attractive to you.
2. It helps if the stump isn’t leaning to one side or another, but looks mostly square. Look at both ends of the wood, and decide which end looks more attractive. Chances are you will need to remove some material to make the table level.
3. Put a level across the top and see where the high points are. Mark the high points with a pencil. Remove these high points with your belt sander, using course sand paper. Since lodge pole is soft, we prefer to use a circular saw at this phase, that is set to where it only takes 1/4 inch off (or less, depending on your needs) at a time.
4. Run the blade across the surface to remove the high spot. Then come back over with the belt sander for a more fine-tuned approach.
5. Once level, strip off all of the bark. Sometime it peels off pretty easily, sometimes it doesn’t.
6. Use a hatchet to start with, then grind the the rest off with a circular sander.
7. Once it’s level and bark-free, I sand the entire thing with my circular sander, graduating from course paper to finer paper.
8. Look for places where the wood is missing and it doesn’t look good; fill these gaps with a mixture of waterproof glue and sawdust. Once these spots are dry and sanded, put on whatever stain you like (or you can choose no stain).
9. Finish off with polyurethane, using the liquid (not the spray can), which is less expensive.
10. Add 3 rubber bottom pieces with a screw in the middle (easier on the flooring), creating an attractive floating bottom effect.

Now you’re ready for entertaining!

ENJOY!