Author Topic: rough sawn green pine table question... (Read 12669 times)

woodsteach · « **Reply #20 on:** May 06, 2014, 02:07:44 PM »

It has been over a year ... any update?

Seaman · « **Reply #21 on:** May 07, 2014, 07:06:03 AM »

I don't know how I missed this thread last year.
Haven't heard from JC on here in a long time, you good ?
Frank

zelpatsmot · « **Reply #22 on:** May 15, 2014, 06:13:04 PM »

my gosh sorry guys its been awhile I forgot I started this thread!

Here we go.... I will try to get pictures sometime soon..

The green table exploded ha. The glue lines have now become wide cracks. I say anywhere from 1/4 to 1/2". The bread board ends still look like they did day one. The table is till very functional and sturdy as hell though. The owner (anticipating this) filled the cracks with black epoxy. It actually looks okay. I thought it was be awful and distracting but its not bad really. But yea shocked that the bread board ends remained stable.
I think he told me it started to split around 6 months or so. (likely when the finish dissipated maybe?).

The second table with the seasoned table top is perfect. Glue lines still intact. It developed a small crack it the top near one of the wedged joints. But only 2 inches or so long he didn't bother hiding it.

Those were the first and last two tables I ever built.

Sorry for the long delay

Ianab · « **Reply #23 on:** May 15, 2014, 07:07:32 PM »

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Those were the first and last two tables I ever built.

That's a pity, because with dry wood or a different design you have some nice solid stuff there.

But drying wood shrinks. The varnish would slow it down, maybe by 90%, which is why it took 6 months to dry and crack. If the green table had been allowed to float and shrink, it should have stayed intact, and just been an inch narrower now

Thanks for reporting back, it's a good demonstration of physics at work

Ian

beenthere · « **Reply #24 on:** May 15, 2014, 07:15:01 PM »

Not surprised the breadboard ends continue to look fine. They won't shrink in length so stay intact, just the top boards abutting the end boards will shrink across their width and open up cracks that you tell about.
Look forward to the pics if you can get them posted.

WDH · « **Reply #25 on:** May 15, 2014, 08:43:14 PM »

Thanks for the update. It is amazing how much wood can move and the power that it can generate.

reswire · « **Reply #26 on:** May 15, 2014, 11:54:25 PM »

I just wish I had half the talent and experience to build such a good looking table. Even if it did crack, I'd still be proud of the way it did look....

rjwoelk · « **Reply #27 on:** March 06, 2019, 09:01:32 PM »

I came accross this thread today. How has the project turned out? any Pics after 4 years?
I love the desigh plan on building with Birch. And it will be dry.

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