AI6YR BenJun 7
Hmm, catch and release the new refurbished coffee table or replace the old one. 🤔
Show threadW6KMEJun 7
@ai6yr Hit the old one with a power washer, dry in the sun for a week, plane the top flat and oil it. New table.
Show threadM.S. Bellows, Jr.Jun 7
@W6KME @ai6yr +1 but the slatted one might weather better outside.
Show threadAI6YR Ben
@msbellows @W6KME The old one is pretty warped. But, thinking I'll flip the top over on that one and see how it is. It is a nicer table than the new one (free one). i can catch and release the new one, if so. Or it becomes a plant bench at my son's house, lol.
Jun 7 at 4:51pmWeb
Show threadme_valentijnJun 7
@ai6yr @msbellows @W6KME
Looks like a thin plywood, so (re-)warping seems pretty inevitable. The rest of the frame looks more durable, so maybe it'd do fine with just a new surface?
Show threadAI6YR BenJun 7
@me_valentijn @msbellows @W6KME it's veneer over plywood, thus the warping. It's an indoor table lol. Salvaged off a curb pre-pandemic, oiled every year, but couldn't deal with the 2 weeks of rain last year
Show threadW6KMEJun 7
@ai6yr @me_valentijn @msbellows I've done plenty of veneer repair, and it's time consuming, fiddly, and often doesn't turn out well. For an outside thing like this, you could get away with forcing Titebond III in with a syringe and clamping the hell out of it. Takes a lot of clamping force, as well as lots of clamps and cauls. Might not be worth the effort.
Show threadPaul_IPv6Jun 7

@W6KME @ai6yr @me_valentijn @msbellows

+1

i've hated what veneer repair i've tried. super finicky and never really quite invisible.