Repairing a crack in a wooden table - GIF

[Jon]

Repairing a crack in a wooden table.




Previously:

Repairing a suitcase - video
Porcelain cup repair - GIF

[mklotz]

George Nakashima would be proud.

Except he would have left the butterfly exposed and kept the crack for its natural appeal.

[Philip Davies]

“In glue and dust
We place our trust.
If the railway won’t employ us,
The council must.”

[mwmkravchenko]

“In glue and dust
We place our trust.
If the railway won’t employ us,
The council must.”

The butterfly was a good idea, the colouring was good, the rest, well it worked. I wonder for how long.

[tlnixon]

Question: It appeared to be white wood glue forthe initial patch, and then cyanoacrylate (super glue) for the final top layers. Is that correct? Was that a homemade "bow-tie?" Are those available commercially somewhere?

[mwmkravchenko]

Question: It appeared to be white wood glue forthe initial patch, and then cyanoacrylate (super glue) for the final top layers. Is that correct? Was that a homemade "bow-tie?" Are those available commercially somewhere?

It was made by someone. Not that hard to make. Even with a hand saw and a chisel. The white glue was nearly valueless. True value was in binding the shavings as a filler. The Isocyanurate glue was a hardener for the bad filling job to adhere to. The guy has talent. And the repair worked. I just don't like the shavings part. But, that is my opinion. You could argue that the sponge shavings will allow movement in the plank. But everything in the last few millimeters will not allow movement.

The main trouble when making a slab table is that everything in the centre of the tree is at the greatest internal stress. Best to split it and book match it. You will get away with a lot less potential for cracking.

Mark

[Philip Davies]

Of course, it may not have been practicable, but properly, it should have been sawn up the crack, planed and butt-jointed. The little rhyme above I got from my friend Norman, a first class cabinet maker. I would put my trust in hide glue in this instance.

[mklotz]

Of course, it may not have been practicable, but properly, it should have been sawn up the crack, planed and butt-jointed. The little rhyme above I got from my friend Norman, a first class cabinet maker. I would put my trust in hide glue in this instance.

No, put the butterfly across the crack and auction it. I guess England hasn't heard of Georg Nakashima yet...

https://thehotbid.com/2017/10/10/cou...uction-record/

https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auct...d-dining-table

[Philip Davies]

Yes I have heard of Nakashima.