Repairing another warped table top

[micktan]

Hi All,

This is my first time at these forums after searching the internet for some time answers I thought I would post my problem and hope some experts out there would be able to provide me (an amateur hobbyist) some guidance on how I might be able to fix the warping from my table.

I don't know much about the history of the table, I recently picked the table up for a bargain price (debatable given that its warped, but I really like the legs ).

In the pictures, you can see that the front right side seems to have dropped in comparison to the rest of the top. And to a lesser degree, the left front and right back have risen. The black frame attached to the top seems to have warped with it. I've also included a photo of the joinery under the table in case this is of interest.
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And sorry, I'm only a very amateur hobbyist so a translation to laymen terms for any technical words/techniques would be appreciated.

Many thanks for taking a look at this.

Cheers

Mike

[Master Splinter]

The most serious warp appears to be the table top itself; I'd hazard a guess that it's been stored somewhere where the top got lots of light and heat. It might flatten itself out all by itself, or it might do so with a little encouragement by misting the top with water over a few days/weeks, or it might need re-jointing (cut apart at the joins, square up all the timber, re-glue as a flat top).

The rest of the problems (crocked leg attachment) are probably just due to glue failure or poor joint design or overloading.

[cava]

I think your problem is heat, with a load on one side.

I have a similar problem with a round tasmanian myrtle pedestal table that has warped appreciably. Part of it was near a hot spot for circa 6 months, with a heavy load (20 kg??) on one side of the table. I may have to rehydrate it and have it in a cooler part of the house for a few months, and see what happens.