Making a table out of a trunk

[Jack.P]

Yesterday took down v large apple tree .customer wanted the large trunk cut level about 1.3m  heigh for a table base .didnt sound that hard but could not get it dead level even after a few goes but got it fairly close .is there any easy way to do this ?

the ground wasn’t level which didn’t help 

[The avantgardener]

Spirit level and a timber crayon with a true cutting chain should do it.

[openspaceman]

30 minutes ago, The avantgardener said:

Spirit level and a timber crayon with a true cutting chain should do it.

and if you don't carry a spirit level nixgame bubble level on android seems to work well

[Gary Prentice]

8 hours ago, openspaceman said:

and if you don't carry a spirit level nixgame bubble level on android seems to work well

There's one pre-installed on i-phones 

[openspaceman]

2 hours ago, Gary Prentice said:

There's one pre-installed on i-phones 

There's posh

[Gary Prentice]

34 minutes ago, openspaceman said:

There's posh

Only mentioned it cos I found it by mistake myself, recent like 

[openspaceman]

1 minute ago, Gary Prentice said:

Only mentioned it cos I found it by mistake myself, recent like 

A long time ago, before smart phones, I felled a large oak in front of what looked like a massive brick built council house, it was  the 60s replacement for a local manor house that had become derelict and uneconomic to run or repair on the site. The owner had retained a large ornate vase shaped concrete planter and wished me to flatten the stump on which it would stand.

 

Imagine my consternation when, as I finished off, he brought out a spirit level to check my work. Luckily is was dead flat and level.

[Woodworks]

Presuming the top is going to be attached to the stump can they not even it up with the fixing brackets? Then you would only need to get close. Brackets some thing like this 

Adjustable Angle Bracket 55 x 70 x 30mm

WWW.TOOLSTATION.COM

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Galvanised 90 degree connector with two slots and multi-hole pattern for easy adjustment. Length x length x width.

 

 

[Rough Hewn]

Shimmies [emoji106]

[Gary Prentice]

2 hours ago, openspaceman said:

The owner had retained a large ornate vase shaped concrete planter and wished me to flatten the stump on which it would stand.

Oh the chainsaw, the perfect tool to use free-handed to create a perfectly level finish. I sometimes wonder at peoples expectations.