Watching A Carpenter Turn A Discarded Tree Stump Into Something Amazing 

One man’s junk is another man’s treasure. In his eyes he saw the potential beauty beyond the natural eye. Beautiful!!!

I see it more like art than a functional piece of furniture. Great job, Mother Nature gave You the foundation.

That was an awesome work of art. He's not just a carpenter, he is an amazing artist.

I wasn't sure where this would go, at first...but wowee...that's a beauty.

He's an artist, not carpenter. Beautiful work of art.

Such patience and vision - admirable. To see the finished table inside a mass of roots and bark is a Michelangelo trait - keep up your marvelous work!!

This is absolutely gorgeous!! You are so talented. You looked at an old stump and had vision of how you could make it look and you came away with a beautiful work of art!!

I'm surprised that someone can see the artistic potential hiding in a gnarled, branchy, old tree trunk. Amazing work.

What amazes me about artistic people like this is... they see the finished product before they even start. I would not know where to even start on an old tree stump. Damn, I love to see artistic people work their magic on ordinary things.

So natural, it is a piece of art! Mother nature is more beautiful than any creation of man!

Absolutely Beautiful, that old stump turned into a Gorgeous Table! A Big Two Thumbs Up 👍🏽👍🏽

A true artist, I loved the video from start to end. What a pleasure to watch, a creation born and getting a purpose back in life. Truly immaculate work. South Africa . Cape Town

The stump is a work of art. Nothing can improve it other than sanding and staining it the way it is.

These people that do this are amazing they are the true artists.

Absolutely magnificent!🪵 Beauty in nature.😊

I hope they make enough money to buy respirators! Even outdoors that was dangerous, to spray with one's head so close. I want these creative people to live long and healthy lives!

Luv it when the bark falls away to reveal the beautiful wood underneath!

Excellent job. He is a sculpture, artist and carpenter. Very skilled he should come and work overseas anyone will be more than happy to employ him. Congratulations.

a rich person would pay thousands for that, just amazing

I can tell that person that gave that ridiculous comment doesn’t know about good doesn’t have an imagination. Everybody has a gift and this man is trying to build something her sculpt or something and that’s his talent man I do I would like that stuff in my house, cause I like exotic things something that nobody has, especially that you built and sculpted with your hands, I give him a thumbs up you go guy you show him what you can do what you can make of that tree stump🙏👍😱🖐🏼⭐️

Incredible. That would easily be a $1,500. Dollar piece here in the states.

Working in flip flops! They're brave. I'd be wearing steel toe cap boots lugging that thing around and using power tools etc.

A full glass top would look amazing with that piece, nice job......👏

Even the tree self was happy to be remodelled in such a beautiful way, congrats 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

The meticulous artistry is amazing. The amount of time it must have taken astounds me. Great piece of work. Best wishes.

Beautiful! When you see a vision, and all its possibilities. Keep creating.♥️♥️🙏🙏🇺🇸🇺🇸

😘👍🙏♥️💪♥️ Excellent job very nice well-done God bless to the Gentleman who working very hard God bless

WOW,that turned out beautifully!

Remarkable piece.You could easily see it grace the halls of gracious homes.😊😊

Absolutely beautiful! Nice job.

Can you show us your finished products?

After death there is life...beautiful..❤❤

Beauty doesn't require money

This is something I have always wanted to do with old stumps, I see tables,chairs, stools, in them. Never ever tried to take on the task. Didn't know what tools I needed, couldn't move the stump and if I did, there wasn't any place I could work on it. I love seeing all the beautiful things a gifted person can do with tree stumps. Simply beautiful.

Lovely, he has an imaginative eye. Well done.

It’s beautiful! Some have said well they expected more. Uncreative people don’t get it. With minimal tools they trimmed. Could you do better? Could you have a vision for what started out as a whacky looking stump? Or walk by it. He washed it good, spray painted it in natural woody colors. Would those who say not much there be able to pick the right colors to make it look more natural? Would they know the right placement of the glass tops? The sealing of the paint would prevent any insects. Some of the not so impressed watchers reminded me of what happened to me when I started my hobby animal artwork 25 years ago. I was in my plaster of paris mode. I never could get the right plaster to water combo. Too dry or too watery. Anyway I showed one of my pieces to the apartment building’s receptionist who said what’s the big deal! Anyone can fill something with plaster, put plants in it and an animal replica in it. But she sure didn’t mind taking that piece for free! So I said if you think anyone can do it, you try it! Show me how to do it better. So a couple weeks later I asked how her project went since she was so condescending. “It didn’t work.” She said. I said see? Not as easy as it looks. It took years to figure out how to make everything stand out so your eye isn’t drawn to one thing. To some a soup can or sardine can or an empty cigarette pack doesn’t look like much. I put my stuff on top of the cans not in them using cardboard. Some cardboard works better than others. To some a frozen pizza box is toss away. I can get thousands of paper pouches out of it and glued on wrapping paper and trimmed make good patterns depending on paper. Taught myself how to make fans out of wrapping paper. Never seen anyone else do that. I layer paper punches on like scales. Takes a lot of time, patience and a good set of tweezers with pointed not flat edges. Never seen anyone else do that. That empty and stuffed cigarette pack no longer looks like one. Acrylics for me work better than enamel. Picking the right animal figure, animal sticker, the right beaded borders or beaded fringe, the right ribbon or roll of mesh experimenting with wrapping paper on things without wrinkles isn’t easy. I save a lot of stuff. I did a sardine can animal artwork using on the outside uncooked spaghetti. Then I dry brushed it with brown. Looks like wood paneling. I had to teach myself even how to dry brush by watching others. People eat spaghetti. Raw it makes an excellent art supply. I can turn a bunch of used incense sticks into a starburst. The wrong glue the wrong placement doesn’t work. Not so impressive you give it a try. One would think lining the outside of a can with teabag strings is no big deal. You see it as just strings to toss. I see it as an outside cover and getting each string to line up perfectly straight picking out the thin or thick ones out of thousands requires patience and a lot of glue. But not any glue. I use clear art glue or Elmers. Rubber cement doesn’t work too good. Super glue you have to be careful not to stick to yourself. Just decided to experiment making flat flowers by cutting up the small teabag cardboard tag. Doesn’t sound like much? Would you have thought of it? Watching cake decorators I taught myself how to make scenes on top of my boxed animal art. It’s pretty fun making miniature mushrooms out of styrofoam meat platters washed out real good. Or making hedge trimmings into a forest. Not any old trimming will do. This guy knew the right combo of colors to use. I haven’t mastered that yet. I envy that spray painter’s keen eye to paint that stump in natural wood colors. Not a big deal? Can uncreative people manage that? To some that plastic ring off a plastic milk jug is nothing. I can take that and make a frontal ornament using cardboard and using the right picture and glue it on without wrinkles. Sometimes it works sometimes not. I just discovered that if you take a used furnace filter, wash it out good it can be used as a can covering. No big deal? My eye has become so good that I know how much to cut and trim. I learned watching someone else with paper that if you slit top edges you can fold them on the top edge so you have a perfect fit no excess when you glue the slices down. Wish I thought of that but saw someone else do it. Her small project she used masking tape to block off her stripes. Never thought of doing that, tried it on a peanut butter jar top and it worked great, with perfect stripes. Creative people can take the most mundane things and use it as an art supply. Or at least I can. Scrap comes in handy. The empty baking soda box one would toss I can make into an animal art creation. So you get art on something you others would toss for recycle. I think this tree stump table is brilliant! These people saw art out of it. Using minimal tools they made an ugly into beauty. For those who say well we expected more, you try to do better. You pick the right colors. You know which to cut and which to leave? Square or round or oblong glass. Hmmm which to choose. Art of course is in the eye of the beholder. But it’s a lot different to actually do. Sometimes what you thought would work doesn’t and have to think fast to create that mistake into unnoticed. What someone would pass by like this stump, these guys had a vision and they did brilliantly.

Talent isn,'t only technical skill but also.ability.to see.what.can become unique

Beautiful! I only watched the beginning then the end when he was spraying the varnish on...I swear I could almost smell it lol

A stunning masterpiece! You have the eyes and heart of an unfathomable creator.

I knew it was going to be beautiful, but WOW, it's perfect.

Wow. It looks just awesome!

I love his open toed safety boots. Ideal for working with a chain saw.

Sculpting a tree trunk, beautiful!

That is so beautiful !!

Awesome! Love how it turned out.

A lot of work! I thought he was going to make it into a huge coffee table with one piece of glass as the surface. But this is nice as well and certainly unique.

Very beautiful. I would use a larger glass tabletop if it were mine :)

I love it! No eye protection or gloves, flip flop wearing artist.

Love watching creative people that's beautiful

You are truly an artist. Thanks

So Beautiful ❤

It seems that inside some ugly things is a piece of beauty. Just needs someone to see it.

That is so beautiful. These are for the discarded trees only.😊

I am lost for words. This piece of true Art is PERFECT!!!

Thank you for sharing this beautiful piece of art!

great work of art ,,love it...

Like this work. It’s all to do with what the artist sees in their mind. 👍🏼👍🏼

Calling this guy a carpenter is kinda like calling Michelangelo a mason.

Wow unbelievable, I am impressed. I was thinking I can't see how its possible to make something beautiful out of that stump it was ugly. I never give up hope think positive you did it, it is just beautiful in that outdoor setting just the perfect place looks magnificent there so rich in bringing out the colour of the plant they blend so well together. I love it, a lot of work it paid of in the end.

That's so beautiful I love it

This sort of thing is really common in China where they are used as tea tables for the tea ceremony.

Oh! I get it now. Lovely idea.

You and God are quite the artists 🌹👏🏼🦾

Beautiful

Beautiful - I liked the before stump, but love the transformation. 😊

these people are so resourceful , nothing goes to waste

Beautiful. Just make sure it’s sturdy

beautiful job sir, I was rooting for you. Loved the video.

Magnificent work!!!

Very beautiful!

Amazing what a beautiful thing you made it deserves a second life well done from Australia.

Wow!!! That is beyond gorgeous and I REALLY love it!

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That piece is very pretty, but you could also cut a piece of glass to fit around it it might be a little expensive, but it would really enhance the beauty of that piece

That is art 😊

Wow! Thats beautiful!

That is so beautiful

Wow.😮Beautifully done😊

Wow. To see the potential beauty in a tree stump makes you a true artist. Gorgeous ❤❤

This is amazingly creative ❤

Nice!....what an art!....if we are creative enough we can make things useful!....it depends on how you will make them according to your taste...

Its super Nice!!!!!

Artistic use of authentic material. Mother nature really is the best.

Absolutely beautiful thank you

Magnifique, bravo 👍🌟🇫🇷

Amazing how man can see potential in an old tree trunk very creative ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️👀👀👍💖🇺🇸

So beautiful !!!

It’s beautiful ❤❤❤

Love the table❤❤❤❤.!!! Great idea.!!

AMAZING !!! You are so talented.

Nice one

So beautiful ❤❤❤❤

Absolutely stunning!

Beautiful.!!

Your table is beautiful ❤

BEAUTIFUL!!!!!!!!

Simply Gorgeous, awesome job

absolutely beautiful❤❤❤❤❤

Beautiful! I want one.❤

Turned out pretty nice, good job.