Stump Stools First Attempt (Amazon links in description)

Deadblow hammer: https://amzn.to/39JIKsd
Heavy duty scraper: https://amzn.to/33jrrNL
Milwaukee angle grinder: https://amzn.to/3ghYQf9
Wire cup wheel: https://amzn.to/2Dno4dH
Respirator: https://amzn.to/33di5TF
Respirator cartridges: https://amzn.to/3hP5EkI
Rigid belt sander: https://amzn.to/3hUZBLw
My current 5" random orbit sander: https://amzn.to/3gi7D0M
5 minute epoxy: https://amzn.to/30edbDK
Wagner HVLP sprayer: https://amzn.to/2D7tkCb
Spar urethane: https://amzn.to/3jXm1xv
Table top epoxy: https://amzn.to/3jZY9cE
So I am trying to develop the best way to make these stump stools, and I think I figured out every wrong way to do them. Here are some things I have learned along the way:
1. Use logs that have already shed their bark, they will be drier and it will save a ton of work.
2. Do not use a wire wheel, it gouges the wood too much, then you spend a ton of time sanding out the gouges.
3. Spar urethane takes too many coats to build up a good layer. I later switched to epoxy.
4. When using epoxy, the end grain has to be sealed, either with several coats of urethane, or with wood filler. I tried both with mixed results.
The last 2 pictures in this video were finished with epoxy which gives it a beautiful thick, durable, wet-look coating.

Enjoy the video!

Music by Ryan Little
"Julius Caesar"
"Excuses"
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