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24th November 2020, 05:27 PM #1... and this too shall pass away ...
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Repairing old hall table
Far too good a story not to share ...
The cute Red Cedar hall table in the pic below was dropped off by a friend (no names, no pack drill) in three rather badly damaged pieces. The top was in one piece, but had two severe cracks. The legs and frame were in two pieces because two of the frame pieces had been violently smashed in half. Of course, one must ask how such damage occurred.
Legend has it that a newly formed couple were rushing for the bedroom, and did not quite make it. The lady of the piece was de-nickered, lifted onto this spindly little cedar table and the beast with two backs was violently formed.
Unfortunately, the little table was no match for the writhing beast, and it broke in several places and deposited the two-backed beast onto the floor.
My friend showed me the pieces and asked, "Can you fix it?"
Silly question. Stay calm and Poppy will fix it.
The frames were repaired using epoxy and clamped to set. Fortunately, there was plenty of long grain being glued to long grain, so I'm confident about strength. Same for the top. Then everything was sanded and the gaps left by splintering wood were filled with plastic wood which was slightly stained to get a half decent colour match. Sanding sealer was followed by lacquer, and here is the finished product.
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I should have taken a pic before the repair, but my mind deserted me. Sorry.
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24th November 2020, 07:54 PM #2GOLD MEMBER
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Now to see if it will carry any extra weight......
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25th November 2020, 08:06 AM #3... and this too shall pass away ...
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I made up a sign saying, "No bonking on this little cedar table" which will be taped to the top at delivery.
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13th January 2021, 04:54 PM #4wood butcher
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Nice repair. What about a 3/4" rhs frame underneath? Just in case....
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16th January 2021, 11:00 PM #5
“The beast with two backs was violently formed”.
That phrase will live long and definitely become part of my vernacular.
i thank you. I have a beer or two waiting in my creative space, just for you.
cheers
BThere ain't no devil, it's just god when he's drunk!!
Tom Waits
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18th January 2021, 01:39 PM #6... and this too shall pass away ...
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I should have added ...
The frames were attached to the legs with floating tenon joints. Not one of them budged when the poor little table was smashed, which testifies to the strength of well made tenon joints. The breaks occurred when the frame split, very neatly along, and close to, the top of the tenon, and then the break moved down through to the edge of the frame immediately behind the tenon in the frame. So the breaks formed quite neatly around the tenons.
One of the first things I read when I started woodworking was that a well made joint was stronger than the base timber. Here is some more evidence that this is true. The joints all held. The timber split along the grain at first, and then as timbers were twisted and moved, shattered behind the tenon.
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