The Ice storm was the last straw for our poor trees

Massive destruction 

Our trees in 1956

This is the cookie or round I saved. It is about 2" thick. I used a ratchet strap to try and keep it from spiting while it dried, after about a year it was dry and didn't split at all.

the cookie was about 27" in diameter 

I sanded the top surface a lot!

I chose to use copper for the year markers. It has a nice patina.

I cut the year markers with scissors

I made the table legs from 3/8 round rot rolled steel. I mocked up the angle on the garage floor.

I used a propane torch to heat the centre mark and then bent the steel around another pipe until I got the angle I wanted.

Three of a kind.

Here I marked the position of the legs on the bottom of the table

eyeballing the angle

I drilled the holes for the legs 1/16th smaller than the bar for a tight fit.

I used a protractor to guide the drill and get the proper angle.

The legs are just fitted into the holes

I used a paint pen to wright the dates of the rings.

1931. the trees predate the hose by about 25 years.

I had some old brass nails that worked nicely. I pre drill both the copper and the wood.

Predrilling

The finished table. 

Just adding a piece of glass for protection and the project is done. I think this is an easy project that can save a piece of history.

You can check out my build video here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fpVLs_cc22M