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ANTIQUE FURNITURE RESTORATION DISCUSSION BOARD
Posted By: gilson chapple (u.k.) <gchap0137@aol.com> (cache-los-aa07.proxy.aol.com)
In Response To: warped wood on antique table top (Sharon)
Date: 5/21/5 15:28
PROBABLY NOT! BOARDS WILL HAVE A TENDENCY TO NATURALLY GO WHERE THEY WANT TO GO. EVEN IF YOU WERE TO SUCCEED IN GETTING THEM STRAIGHT, IT WOULD ONLY BE A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE THEY WOULD REVERT. SOMETIMES WARPS CAN BE GOTTEN RID OF BY (CIRCULAR)SAWING THROUGH FROM UNDERNEATH AT INTERVALS (with the grain) OF ABOUT HALF INCH UNTIL ALMOST THROUGH TO THE TOP SURFACE. YOU THEN PUT CAULS AT EACH END AND FILL THE SAW KERFS WITH GLUED SLITHERS OF WOOD. EVERTHING IS CLAMPED UP UNDER CAULS AND LEFT TO DRY FOR AT LEAST A WEEK. THE CLAMPS ARE REMOVED AND EVERYTHING CLEANED UP. THIS PROCEEDURE IS VERY VERY SKILFUL AND SHOULD NEVER BE ATTEMTED BY AN AMATUER. PLEASE DO NOT ATTEMPT THIS IF YOU HAVE NEVER DONE IT BEFORE! not only is this proceedure highly dangerous but very risky. YOU MUST HAVE EXPERIENCE TO EVALUATE WHETHER IT HAS A CHANCE OF SUCCESS. THE RISK IS HAVING A KIND OF SHADOW EFFECT SHOWING WHERE THE SAW CUTS ARE AS SEEN FROM FROM THE TOP and looking askance across the surface. LEAVE WELL ALONE AND ENJOY ITS 'WARPYQUIRKS' INSTEAD. EVERYTHING DOES NOT HAVE TO BE PERFECT WITH ANTIQUES.
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