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    MISSION IMPOSSIBLE

    Oct 01, 2021 5 minutes
    By Mark Beckett
    Photographs: Mark Beckett

    PART 2

    Back in Issue 92 Sept/Oct 2020, I detailed rescuing a very large tree with the aim of turning into an outdoor table.

    While there were some interesting challenges involved with the first part of the project, the second stage required a bit more lateral thinking to achieve the finished result.

    Once I had cut the log down the middle, the surface needed to be flattened.

    I purchased a large belt sander and hauled out an old surface planer to see what might work. The planer lasted five minutes before the belt disintegrated (who knew they had a 10-ish year lifespan?) and the belt sander worked better than expected. Neither of these was going to surface 5m and up to 20mm depth, but they would be useful.

    Making a jig

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