I finally got the slabs to a state suitable for shipping to Denver.
This is the underside. Had to put in some reinforcement along each of the arms as they will break off quite easily. Made a 2" deep saw cut and filled it with some epoxy and fiberglass strips. Then sanded it down and gave it a final coat of epoxy. So each "arm" of the slab has beam running through the narrow sections.
You can see one arm has the tip broken off; happened before we got it so we decided to leave it as is. I haven't counted the rings but I did count a small section and estimate this tree was between 700 and 1000 years old.
The top sides got an oil finish.
The big one is a lot lighter.
But the smaller one has more grain character.
Wrap in plastic, build a box and foam it in place.
Add the small top and popcorn. Then a sheet of 1/2" foam and screw on the top.
All ready for UPS. Then I noticed that UPS has a extra charge for wood or metal containers. Guess I'll be wrapping it in cardboard before taking it in tomorrow.
The new look. Went from leprechaun to Col Sanders.
Weather is starting to look very fallish. Could even see some very short lived snow showers this weekend. Still awfully perfect during the midday hours.
Next trip is to Denver in early Nov. I'll report on how the tops faired in shipment and what we decide to do about a base for each table.
Stay warm.
