They never used it for anything and it had been outside for years so it was really bleached and actually pretty smooth. I (kind of) followed this tutorial except that my stump (anyone else have a Black Eyed Peas song running through their head now? ;) didn't have any bark on it and I didn't use any legs. It was already the perfect height for a side table.
I sanded the whole thing down with my palm sander to get it really smooth and splinter free. Then I wiped it down with a tack cloth and applied 6 coats of poly.
I'm loving how it turned out!
