making a 5" slab into a 3" slab

[CalebL]

To original post the slab is being removed from a finished table.  It should be already stabilized, but I guess one never knows.

I always give my slabs about 4-5 days to move after resawing because of the internal tension before I bring to final dimension.  I've had slabs that have been acclimated for 3 years that I resawed and ended up with a significant twist in them.   

[Don_Papenburg]

Caleb is right on that .  The top is stable in its current configuration , but when you remove two inches from one surface the darn thing is gonna wanna twist.

[Warren]

The guy with the finished table is a bit nuts (IMO) to try to please a prospective buyer with a request like that. Likely the prospective buyer wouldn't be happy with the end result and "poof" goes the finished table and out comes a table with a thin top (unfinished).

I'd avoid being part of that risky scheme, but yes one could make it into a 3" slab as mentioned.

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