*sigh*...lesson in "hurrying" for me...I finished a mission table with a
1-inch (ish) Black Walnut top, did my first inlay with Maple and it turned
out bitchin (even if I do say so myself). The plan called for "buttons" to
hold the top (guess where I'm going with this...) I didn't take the time to
make them and screwed it down to the aprons, "...no way this thing will ever
move..." I thought. Moved it in to the house and a couple of weeks later as
I sat admiring my handy work and reading about the swelling properties of
wood, I glanced at my table in silent protest to prove that the author was
full of shit only to see the top had arched was now a full 1/2-inch from the
center stretcher...I took it off and back to the shop it goes...it hasn't
blown up yet, am putting weight on it trying to "level" it back out, but I
don't hold much hope...anyone bow hunters some really cool - glued up bow
stock with Maple inlay - cheap!
"...if you're going to be dumb...ya gotta be tough..."
Lesson learned...
Schroeder
My lesson was learned via reading. One of the few things I took
someone else's word for. My coffee table has a broad flat top held to
the aprons with wooden L clips. There's actually a small ledger strip
on the aprons for the the Ls to grab. 4 or so years later the top's
still flat. I just did the same with a kitchen table. Built last
winter, still flat, but only time will tell with that one. I'm 99%
sure it'll stay flat, the wood should help since it's mesquite.
On Mon, 21 Jun 2004 03:09:48 -0700, "Schroeder" <f@f> wrote:
>*sigh*...lesson in "hurrying" for me...I finished a mission table with a
>1-inch (ish) Black Walnut top, did my first inlay with Maple and it turned
>out bitchin (even if I do say so myself). The plan called for "buttons" to
>hold the top (guess where I'm going with this...) I didn't take the time to
>make them and screwed it down to the aprons, "...no way this thing will ever
>move..." I thought. Moved it in to the house and a couple of weeks later as
>I sat admiring my handy work and reading about the swelling properties of
>wood, I glanced at my table in silent protest to prove that the author was
>full of shit only to see the top had arched was now a full 1/2-inch from the
>center stretcher...I took it off and back to the shop it goes...it hasn't
>blown up yet, am putting weight on it trying to "level" it back out, but I
>don't hold much hope...anyone bow hunters some really cool - glued up bow
>stock with Maple inlay - cheap!
>
>"...if you're going to be dumb...ya gotta be tough..."
>Lesson learned...
>Schroeder
>