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<DIV>Many years ago in my first course, Materials of Architecture, at the School
of Architecture the prof said “ always remember that wood is never dead”.</DIV>
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<DIV>All thread can do a good job on reassembling bowling alley wood but this
example has wood going both directions. I would put it as is under a
tempered glass top and use it as a bar top and conversation piece.</DIV>
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<DIV>My 5 cents worth because Canada stopped using pennies several years
ago.</DIV>
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<DIV>Harvey in Halifax</DIV>
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<DIV style="font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A
title=woodworkers@lists.sawdusters.org
href="mailto:woodworkers@lists.sawdusters.org">Roy Shrove via Woodworkers</A>
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<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, February 27, 2016 12:59 PM</DIV>
<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=woodworkers@sawdusters.org
href="mailto:woodworkers@sawdusters.org">woodworkers@sawdusters.org</A> ; <A
title=rla_buy@yahoo.com href="mailto:rla_buy@yahoo.com">Richard Allen</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Woodworkers] So I was gifted this
bar.</DIV></DIV></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr>I have been thinking about your problem and was thinking about an
unconventional recommendation that I saw used on some old bowling alley planks I
once obtained.
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<DIV>I am unclear about the extent that you can disassemble the top, but there
may be a way around this if dis-assembly is not in the cards. Have you
considered using something like all-thread to effectively pull the various
pieces together and then use big washers and nuts to provide a immovable rod to
hold everything together regardless of wood movement?
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<DIV>If dis-assembly is an option drill center line through each piece then fish
some 1/4 - 1/2 (the bigger the better) all-thread across the width/length then
mechanically draw everything tightly together, covered by the finish of your
choice. If dis-assembly is out, beg/borrow steal...er..buy an extended length
auger bit similar to those used by electricians and plumbers to create a path
for the all-thread then proceed as above. </DIV>
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<DIV>Granted this is not the best solution, but it would save the basic look and
material while providing some artificial stability that is obviously
needed.</DIV>
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<DIV>My 2.34 cents....YMMV</DIV>
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<DIV>Roy</DIV></DIV></DIV>
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<DIV class=gmail_quote>On Sat, Feb 27, 2016 at 8:58 AM, Richard Allen via
Woodworkers <SPAN dir=ltr><<A href="mailto:woodworkers@lists.sawdusters.org"
target=_blank>woodworkers@lists.sawdusters.org</A>></SPAN> wrote:<BR>
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<DIV>Hi Doug,</DIV>
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<DIV>I agree that there has to be some middle ground. I also like the
pattern of the wood. </DIV>
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<DIV>Put a coat or two of finish on the top (not to sure about filling the
cracks as the wood is likely to continue swell and contract). However,
covering the finished piece, cracks and all, with glass would make a nice
looking bar. </DIV>
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<DIV>You could fill the cracks with something flexible like silicon
caulk. You should be able to get caulk in black if you like black.
I might consider a bright color like red or blue to feature the cracks instead
of trying to hide the cracks. Covering the top with glass gives a chance
to see and celebrate the top.</DIV><SPAN>
<DIV><BR>On Feb 26, 2016, at 8:15 PM, Doug via Woodworkers <<A
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that’s it? No other suggestions? I gotta do something here or
the GF’s family is going to be pretty disappointed. They don’t know
wood movement and they all came together to get this for me because of my
failing health. My knee jerk reaction was firewood but that’s just not
in the cards. I certainly agree with Mr. Allen, I’m facing an uphill
battle here but can probably pull off something to appease the masses.
Richard, please take no offense, but I have to try something, might even put
a glass top on or something. I will for sure seal it from the
back just to try to stabilize it but I’m a little reluctant to go whole hog
with the epoxy. Sure I could put a gallon of west coast against it and
may do so but I thought the list would be a little more creative.
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href="mailto:woodworkers-bounces@lists.sawdusters.org"
target=_blank>mailto:woodworkers-bounces@lists.sawdusters.org</A>] <B>On
Behalf Of </B>Doug via Woodworkers<BR><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, February 25,
2016 6:04 AM<BR><B>To:</B> <A href="mailto:woodworkers@sawdusters.org"
target=_blank>woodworkers@sawdusters.org</A><BR><B>Subject:</B>
[Woodworkers] So I was gifted this bar.<U></U><U></U></SPAN></P></DIV></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><U></U><U></U> </P><PRE><SPAN style="COLOR: #1f497d">My girlfriends family decided that considering my health, they would get together and give me a bar. They found this at the Brass Armadillo and as you can see, it is in less than stellar condition. I had to remove the top coat so my buddy could run the top through the big timesaver sander where he works. Naturally I had to strip the front if I ever hoped to make them match. This is a homemade piece and I’m sure the guy/girl put a lot of time into making it but unfortunately just wasn’t quite there when it came to wood choices. I have many large cracks I need to deal with. He/she even put bondo in one section. Before I saw how bad the cracks were I had thought of using epoxy and India ink to fill the gaps. I plan to make this much darker (dark walnut) to make it try to match the pieces in the place it is going. <U></U><U></U></SPAN></PRE><PRE><SPAN style='FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri","sans-serif"; COLOR: #1f497d'>My question is, since I have so many cracks to deal with, should I change my strategy and go with a filler or stick with the black epoxy? <U></U><U></U></SPAN></PRE></SPAN><PRE><image001.jpg><U></U><U></U></PRE><PRE><U></U> <U></U></PRE><PRE><image002.jpg><U></U><U></U></PRE><PRE><U></U> <U></U></PRE><PRE><image003.jpg><U></U><U></U></PRE><SPAN><PRE><U></U> <U></U></PRE>
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