Mixed Wood Table Top Christmas Tree

For the wood christmas tree you will need

- 1 wooden tri rod measured to 13 1/2 inches ( i used metal but if you don't have a metal rod use wood )

- 20 walnut wood strips ( these will be your branches )

- block of pine ( this will be your base )

- block of white oak ( this will be your stump )

- block of mahogany ( use this as your cut out for the star )

- bandsaw ( or any type of saw capable of cutting down remotely small pieces )

- belt sander

- drill press

- ruler

- measure your first strip to 21 cm long

- once you have your first trip measured, make each strip 6 mm shorter all the way until strip number 15

- make the 16th strip 6 cm

- make the 17th strip 5 cm

- make the 18th strip 4 cm

- make the 19th strip 3 cm

- make the 20th strip 1 cm

- cut each to the specific size and then sand the strips with round edges

- The base will need to be a 3 1/2 inch by a 3 1/2 inch block of white oak ( the height can be to your liking )

- sand the edges around the base to make a smooth corner

- drill a whole in the complete center of the base to fit the trirod (make the whole at least a 1/4 inch deep)

- use the white oak and make a cylinder shape that is about 1/2 and inch in length and 1 inch in height

- drill a whole in the complete center to match up with the hole on your base

- when they are completely alligned you can sand the cylinder to as round as you can get

---last step comes down to your star---

- draw out any shape of star you would like

- BEFORE you cut, make sure that the star has proportional sides and is eligible to be drilled in the middle and still look neat

- if the star looks good, cut it out and sand it to very sharp edges that way it sticks out as the leading feature

- drill the whole 1/2 of an inch deep and slide it on to the tri rod

- Now that you are finished adjusting all your pieces and cutting and sanding. You can adjust your tree / tree branches to look however you like.

- If you'd like, you can sand out designs on your branches and make them look authentic.

- Make sure your base is sturdy enough to hold the tree is a still place without tipping over.