Can warped, split wood be repaired?
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Cari
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I found this solid wood table on the side of the road. It has been damaged by the weather and has warped and split. Can it be repaired? If so how and would it be better to paint it or will it take a stain on the top? I planned on painting the bottom. Other than that it is in good shape.
The cracking is minor and your 2nd order of business.
Below find great, if complicated directionS on flattening the warp.
I would lay it top down boards on a tarp so that you can easily drag it into the heat of the sun (if it ever stops raining).
Use the mentioned toweling idea, and be patient. Took a while to warp. Takes time to bend the boards back, particularly depending on the wood. I don’t see any finish on it, so be careful not to get the top wet.
Leave the base on for weight, and needs be add some weight where it’s most bowed. Be relentless
https://www.hunker.com/13404210/how-to-fix-a-bowed-wood-table
Great find! Is that stain in the middle because it is still wet or is the remaining stain? I would make sure it dries out completely and give a light sanding to the top. You can then paint it (chalk paint would be my choice) and seal with polycrylic protection finish. This might help you:
https://paintedfurnitureideas.com/mistakes-people-make-when-painting-a-kitchen-table/
It is solid wood, not made of plywood or veneers. It Is made of many smaller pieces of wood and that is where the moisture got in to warp and crack it. I'd give it one good scrubbing with TSP and let it dry. Then sand, starting with an 80 grit to see how deep those stains are. If the sanding works, continue up the numbers to 220. The cracks are small and could be filled with a stainable wood filler-or the cheap way-work in some wood glue and sawdust from sanding. Let dry; sand some more. Then I'd vote for natural wood finish. Why are you sure you need to paint the legs? They look like the same quality wood. My first choice would be to sand everything, then lightly stain, and your choice of poly or varnish, or even tung oil. If the stains prove to be deep, Kilz to kill the stains from working their way up, and paint away. Nice roadside treasure!
Probably not easily. Warped wood might be milled down but the grain is no longer straight.
I have done what Shuganne suggests. Wood warps the direction of it's tight and loose grain and how it was cut from the log. Hard to relieve a warp. Pregressively sanding down the top will smooth out the warp. I have mixed sawdust with wood glue to fill the cracks if planning to stain. Wood putty if planning to paint.