Repairing a crack in a wooden table - GIF

[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