To those of you who have helped me over the several years I've been making this Martin Milkovitz inspired step back Shaker hutch, my thanks and a picture. I still have a little finishing to do on the crown molding and the doors, but this is essentially it in its new home in my dining room.
One problem. The table top on the right front end is warping slightly. You can't see it but the right door slightly scrapes against it about five inches from the end as it opens. I've planed as much of the bottom of the door as I dare, but, given the slight curve I've already introduced with planing, if I took the door off and cut the door down even 1/32nd of an inch straight, I'd have quite a gap at the bottom. I've thought about sanding or planing the edge of table top a little, but I fear the warping is going to continue, so I'm not sure that's really a solution either. The lower unit has been done for about eight months but the warpage wasn't noticeable until both the top and door went on. I tightened the screw in the button that holds the table top on closest to the problem, which might have taken 1/64th out, but the door still scrapes a little. I can't put a larger (#10 1 1/2 inch) screw there because with the countersink hole it will just barely breach the top of the table if I really crank it down. Any ideas?
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