Jan Bianchi
06-04-2015, 11:41 PM
I have a 5' long slab of kiln dried figured Pacific Maple that I am using to make a coffee table. There is a 3 " end check on one end that is only visible on the bottom of the slab, about 3/4" deep in a 1 1/2 inch thick board. I didn't notice it when I was sizing the length because was on the bottom of the board. I thought I had cut it all off.
I know it is small and that I could fill it with epoxy, but is it likely to continue, and even worse likely to open up on the top?
It seems small for a bow tie. Should I do anything about it or just let it go?315067
There is also a large crack in the315068 crotch wood that is also only visible from the bottom. For most of its length is no more than 3/16" wide at its widest and about 1/2" deep but there is a 6 " hairline crack along the length of the crack toward the edge where the crack is deep and wide that I can feel if not see on the top of the slab. Is this going to need to be stabilized? If so how? ( Ignore the hutch if it is there. In the preview there is a thumbnail that I didn't intend to inlcude but I can't get rid of it. It doesn't show in this window)
I know it is small and that I could fill it with epoxy, but is it likely to continue, and even worse likely to open up on the top?
It seems small for a bow tie. Should I do anything about it or just let it go?315067
There is also a large crack in the315068 crotch wood that is also only visible from the bottom. For most of its length is no more than 3/16" wide at its widest and about 1/2" deep but there is a 6 " hairline crack along the length of the crack toward the edge where the crack is deep and wide that I can feel if not see on the top of the slab. Is this going to need to be stabilized? If so how? ( Ignore the hutch if it is there. In the preview there is a thumbnail that I didn't intend to inlcude but I can't get rid of it. It doesn't show in this window)