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31st July 2020, 06:19 PM #1SENIOR MEMBER
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Split black heart sassafras
I have this what started out as a lump of black heart sassafras that I have managed to get into something workable. The trouble is that it is split almost all the way through its depth, at least at the end, and almost 600mm along the length of 1100mm. The split isn't visible on the underside. I am hoping to cut it down to 15-20mm boards to be used as false drawer fronts.
I would really appreciate some guidance on the best way to tackle this.
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3rd August 2020, 12:04 AM #2GOLD MEMBER
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It looks fairly square, so can't you cut in the plane of the split either side of it, discarding the split bit?
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3rd August 2020, 08:01 PM #3SENIOR MEMBER
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Thanks Chris, the timber is 118 x 86, so not all that square. As you can see from the attached pictures the best use of the timber's features goes across the split. One drawer will be around 350 high which would mean 3 slices, if I can get around the split issue. I have been wondering about the possibility of using bow ties.
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4th August 2020, 01:06 PM #4
Not sure if this will help. I have seen it done, but have not done it myself....
An antique cedar table with a split across the top.
Professional restorer took the top off the table and laid it on his assemby bench - wider than work bench.
Then he clamped both sides of table and gently tightened clamps; split virtually disappeared - he smiled.
Then he turned table top over and repeated process checking that split was perfectly aligned and virtually invisible.
Then he very carefully routed a trench along the back of the split, down so than only about 1mm table thickness remained.
Then he glued a cedar batten into the trench using PVA.
I didn't see the finishing work.
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4th August 2020, 02:50 PM #5SENIOR MEMBER
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Thanks Graeme, I like sounds of that idea. Do you know how wide he made the batten?
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4th August 2020, 05:25 PM #6
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4th August 2020, 08:30 PM #7SENIOR MEMBER
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Great, thanks Graeme, much appreciated
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