Log topped table - legs

[MarkGArgyle]

After my tree dropping post I got our surgeon to cut a slice for a bistro table. It weighs about 25kgs, any ideas how to preps sand and varnish and more importantly find somewhere to source legs that will support it?

Cheers

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Edited by MarkGArgyle on Sunday 18th October 21:12

Edited by MarkGArgyle on Sunday 18th October 21:12

[DonkeyApple]

Indoor or outside?

It'll be very wet and need to be left for a while to dry out, if for indoor use then quite a while.

It'll probably split and warp a bit but then you can plane it down and oil etc.

For legs, again depends if indoor out outdoor but to be honest often the cheapest solution is to find them on some crap table for sale.

[hidetheelephants]

It will move continuously for at least a year while it seasons and drys out and likely spoil anything you put on it now, not much point in rushing into anything. Might be worth asking on the woodwork thread, there are a few professional wood botherers and lots of keen amateurs who probably know what to do.

[Simpo Two]

MarkGArgyle said:

After my tree dropping post I got our surgeon to cut a slice for a bistro table. It weighs about 25kgs, any ideas how to preps sand and varnish and more importantly find somewhere to source legs that will support it?

What kind of legs do you want? Wood, metal, antique, modern? B&Q sell legs: https://www.diy.com/search?term=table%20legs

[LooneyTunes]

DonkeyApple said:

It'll probably split and warp a bit but then you can plane it down and oil etc.

The chances of it splitting can be reduced by painting the end grain to reduce the rate of moisture loss. Obviously the downside is that it’ll take longer to dry. I tend to keep pieces of interesting trees that we’ve had to drop so that they can be used for things other than firewood.