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Thread: Bowed Table
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18th November 2019, 03:51 PM #1
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Bowed Table
hi,
I have an 1930's Oak, 2 piece dining table.
it has had a little water damaged and in storage for a few years.
it's now bowed slightly in the concave. and some slight splitting.
after searching Mr Google and here. trying to find the right/easiest solution.
I've gone with the wet towel/batten/clamp option.
now my question is, do you place the wet towel on the concave or the convex of the bow.
or another options.
thanks in advance
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18th November 2019, 05:28 PM #2
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Concave. You are trying to expand the shrunken cells of the timber.
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18th November 2019, 06:36 PM #3
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20th November 2019, 04:39 PM #4
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I had a severely bowed set of drawers, silky oak. Wet towel, out on the grass in the sun. Worked too well, and had to do it a couple of times to bring it right. Clamped to frame while it dried out.
Semtex fixes all