01-07-2018, 06:31 PM
Last fall we built a small dining table out of 3/4 walnut. 37 x 60 inches. The wood was airdried for two years and perfectly flat. To make the top look thicker, we face-glued another 3-inch board under the top all around. Then there are 4-inch aprons all around, also 3/4 walnut. I did not think to put any other support under the top, assuming walnut is plenty strong. (The flat boards glued under the ends were made of short grain boards, so they would shrink/expand with the top.
Now 4 months later, I get a call telling me the table has bowed down 1/2 inch in the short dimension. Top and aprons are bowed down together. Yikes! What to do?
For the moment, I told him to turn the table over and leave it that way.
I assume I will have to replace the aprons on the ends and add a few more supports across the width. Do you think the table top will flatten out?
--Peter
Now 4 months later, I get a call telling me the table has bowed down 1/2 inch in the short dimension. Top and aprons are bowed down together. Yikes! What to do?
For the moment, I told him to turn the table over and leave it that way.
I assume I will have to replace the aprons on the ends and add a few more supports across the width. Do you think the table top will flatten out?
--Peter