Sculpting a Tree Stump

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In this instructable, I will show you how to sculpt a tree stump with white cement.

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Step 1: Items Need

For this project you will need:

1. Cake base or circular wooden disk

2. Thermocol Disposable Glass

3. Large and Small Scissors

4. Fevi Quick / Glue Gun

5. Packing Box Piece

6. Marker

7. White Cement

https://www.amazon.com/12-lbs-White-Portland-Cement/dp/B06X6DY3K7/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=white+cement&qid=1561487865&s=gateway&sr=8-3

8. Plastic Vessel

9. Craft Knife

https://www.amazon.com/X-ACTO-2-Knife-Safety-Cap/dp/B000V1QV7O/ref=sr_1_6?keywords=craft+knife&qid=1554542049&s=gateway&sr=8-6

10. Bradawl

https://www.amazon.com/Square-Birdcage-Woodworking-Scratch-874710/dp/B00IXVQMPU/ref=sr_1_3?crid=1ZVQ1GVZFGX4G&keywords=bradawl&qid=1561487615&s=gateway&sprefix=bradwal%2Caps%2C407&sr=8-3

11. Hand drill machine

https://www.amazon.com/SPTA-AC110-230V-Electric-Engraving-Polishing/dp/B074SH6CQD/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?crid=R83PWRVROCLE&keywords=hand+drill+machine&qid=1561486751&s=gateway&sprefix=hand+drill+machine%2Caps%2C404&sr=8-1-spons&psc=1

12. File

https://www.amazon.com/Nicholson-06706N-Axe-File-8-Inch/dp/B006DWT7HG/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=file&qid=1561487499&s=gateway&sr=8-3

13. Oil Color

14. Paint Brush

15. Transparent Resin

https://www.amazon.com/Epoxy-Resin-32-Tabletops-Coating/dp/B00U5BPTPU/ref=sr_1_50?crid=23Y6Z3QSNJB6Q&keywords=resin+kit&qid=1561488216&s=gateway&sprefix=resin+%2Caps%2C543&sr=8-50

1.1. Open Google Image :- I have search images of tree stump from google image.

1.2. Searching Tree Stump :-

1.3. Open Image on Tabs :-

1.4. Open New Folder :-

1.5. Downloading Images :-

1.6. Checking Images :-

1.7. Sketching and Drawing (Image 01) :- I have sketching and drawing tree stump on paper.

1.8. Sketching and Drawing (Image 02) :-

1.9. Drawing completed :-

**First take cake base or circular wooden disk. Take two thermocol
glasses. One glass is cut into center using small scissors and fit in another glass. Using fevi quick fixed it.

** Take a piece of packing box, cut packing box piece into 12 cm X 6 cm. Remove upper layer of packing box piece and we get line pattern on cupboard piece (packing box). Join two side of cupboard piece[Note line pattern side of cupboard piece remain inside] and steler the joint.Now we get cylinder and fixed it into cake base using fevi Quick and Glue Gun.

**Take joint glass piece and make cave shape hole using marker. Cave shape hole also holed by using nail or scissor to remove easily.

2.1. Cake Base

2.2. Thermacol Glass

2.3. Cutting the Glass

2.4. Fit in another Glass

2.5. Fevi Quick to Joint

2.6. Cupboard Piece of packing box

2.7. Cutting the Cupboard

2.8. Cupboard Size (32X12 c.m.)

2.9. Remove the layer of Page

2.10. Line pattern Cupboard

2.11. Joint two side of Cupboard

2.12. Staple the joint

2.13. Fixed by glue gun

2.14. Fixed by Fevi Quick

2.15. Cylindrical Cupboard

2.16. Line Pattern remain inside

2.17. Drawing a Cave Shape

2.18. Drilling on Cave Shape

2.19. Tree Stump Mold

*Molding is the process of manufacturing by shaping liquid or pliable raw material using a rigid frame called a Mold.

**Take white cement in vessel and mix water in it to make light paste.

**take cake base and remove glass set. Now small amount of white cement put into cylinder to make base of the tree stump. Now keep glass into cylinder and put all paste in gaps between glass set and cylinder wall. Fill cement into top level.

**press the cylinder wall to make proper level of white cement paste and keep it 12 hours for dry.

3.1. White Cement :-

3.2. Plastic Vessel :-

3.3. White Cement in Vessel :-

3.4. Adding Water :-

3.5. White Cement Paste :-

3.6. Putting a Paste in mold :-

3.7. 1 centimeter thin layer :-

3.8. Keeping Joint Glass :-

3.9. Filling a paste in mold :-

3.10. Filling into top level :-

3.11. Pressing the mold wall :-

3.12. Keeping for 12 hours :-

**after 12 hours dry, remove stapler and remove cupboard. Now we
get stump base.

**take knife and cut the thermocol glass top part. Inside it , we looks dots in glass and mark outside the stump cylinder base.

**Using Bradawl , we make a hole in cylinder base.

4.1. After 12 Hours Dry :-

4.2. Remove Staple :-

4.3. Remove Cylindrical Cupboard :-

4.4. Base of Tree Stump :-

4.5. Removing a Top Part of Stump glass :-

4.6. Mark inside the stump base :-

4.7. Drawing a same Mark :-

4.8. Making a Hole using bradawl :-

4.9. Marking a Hole :-

5.1. Thick Cement Paste :-

5.2. Creating a Root 1 :-

5.3. Creating a Root 2 :-

5.4. Creating a Root 3 :-

5.5. Creating a Root 4 or 5 :-

5.6. To Making a two-face Root :-

5.7. Set on newspaper :-

5.8. Rotation :-

5.9. Finishing by hands :-

5.10. Using Craft Tools :-

5.11. Keeping for 12 Hours:-

6.1. After Dry :-

6.2. Using Hand Drill Machine :-

6.3. Creating Lines :-

6.4. Using Bradawl Tools :-

6.5. Job done :-

7.1. Using Bradawl Tool :-

7.2. Widing and Finishing a Cave :-

7.3. Wide and Complete Cave :-

7.4. Removing Joint Glass :-

7.5. Using Metal File :-

7.6. Filing Inside :-

7.7. Jobs Closed :-

8.1. Using Acrylic Colours :-

8.2. Preparing Dark Brown Colour :-

8.3. Colouring Outside a Stump :-

8.4. Preparing Light Brown Colour :-

8.5. Colouring Inside :-

8.6. Colouring at Backside :-

8.7. Keeping it For 1 Hour :-

8.8. Colouring on Lines/Cracks :-

8.9. Keeping it For Dry :-

9.1. Resin :-

9.2. Mixing Hardener :-

9.3. Using Brush :-

9.4. Varnishing Outside :-

9.5. Varnishing Inside :-

9.6. Varnishing at Backside :-

9.7. Final touch on a Cave:-

9.8. Keeping it For 4 hours :-

after Varnish , My Project has completed. Now ,It looks beautiful , shining , graceful and waterproof.

So, I decide to put into my aquarium, my fishes (Alveno Shark) also accept it and play with it.