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2nd September 2014, 04:28 PM #1SENIOR MEMBER
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Help - wobbly board
Hi everyone,
I made a really nice looking cheese board, sanded and oiled it. I am about to add handles to it also.
However I have only just discovered (!!!) that the board is wobbly not totally flat
I'm thinking that hopefully I can find some discreet looking feet that I can attach to it, and cut one a little shorter than the others.
I know I could make these out of a contrasting timber and attach with glue. It might come to that. But wondering if there is a simpler solution?
Thanks,
Simon.
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2nd September 2014, 06:50 PM #2
Not enough thickness to flatten the board?
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2nd September 2014, 06:53 PM #3SENIOR MEMBER
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Unfortunately not. And I'm in a rush to get it finished so can't afford the time to plane it flat and start again. I was hoping there might be some self-adhesive rubber feet that I could attach but just shorten one of them
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2nd September 2014, 08:25 PM #4
Did you oil both sides?
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2nd September 2014, 09:49 PM #6
As this is a cheese board it is best to have it sit flat. I am thinking on the lines of attaching feet and using a flat surface with sand paper sand until all four feet are flat.
Depending on how much of a wobble are we talking about? It just might be better to flatten with a plane.
Not very helpful as I have given you two opposite suggestions.
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3rd September 2014, 12:04 PM #7
I would go for feet if the board is on the thin side for more planeing. Also if it is a wood movement issue then the feet can be adjusted a number of times if required. I would use wood set into a recess and glued in with epoxy. The recess/mortices can be done with a forstener bit. Trying to trim rubber feet will be a bit of a fiddle and screws may rust in future.
Regards
John
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