As talking about the single slab though. They probably do a lot better job kiln drugging and weighting the lumber than what I am used to. I'll bet that looks great.
On Sun, Jan 17, 2016, 6:09 PM Chuck McCown <ch...@wbmfg.com> wrote: > I had an Amish guy make my last table. 6’ diameter with a 3’ turntable in > the middle. Still flat as can be. That was probably 25 years ago. Solid > oak. > > *From:* Peter Kranz <pkr...@unwiredltd.com> > *Sent:* Sunday, January 17, 2016 5:03 PM > *To:* af@afmug.com > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] OT Large slabs of wood > > > How do you keep something that wide from curling? Attaching some kind of > cross grain stabalizing board? > > > > These slabs are all hardwoods, so I guess they are more resistant to that > kind of thing. They also are kilned and rather thick. I’ve not noticed any > dimensional changes working with African Mahogany or Bubinga in 6/4 > thicknesses. I’ve made four full slab desktops out of the stuff now. > > > > I did insert butterflies along defects however. >
