Theres quite a check in this end. Yikes! This may require some remediatory action.
This end is pretty good. Its got a bit of a knot near the end which means super-tough wood. This might be a good place for chopping dovetails.
Heres the section that will be on the far side of the table. Ive got a couple of ideas for this piece that will add some complexity but should also make the whole project really distinctive.
Here are two cringe-inducing pictures:
As you can see, there is still a lot of flattening to be done. Hopefully that #7 will come in today. Youll notice that opposite corners are up which means that this guy is twisted, rather than just cupped/crowned. Grrrr, are we having fun yet? I see lots more planing in my future:
(This is actually trashcan o shavings #2; a full bag went down to the curb this morning.)
Heres a partial solution for that nasty check on the one end:
Ive got a massive end vice that would easily span the two sections and stabilize them pretty well. For a couple of reasons I had pictured this end having the face vice (opposite the end vice) but the situation may warrant a change. Im also planning on epoxying the void to stabilize it; Im thinking un-dyed amber West System would do it. I wish they sold it in smaller quantities...any donors out there?
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