I asked friends who don’t study media for feedback on the stump coffee table, as I felt that they would be able to tell me if the stump table looked realistic, without understanding how textures and sculpting work, or how I could have made the textures. This paid off, as they spotted he slight shine to the wood which caused them to question it. I then fixed this, and we agreed it looked much more realistic. Although this was an obvious fix, it was something I had overlooked, simply because I had spentso long working on the model. it was helpful to have fresh eyes.
The final version can be seen below.