Getchellzoo Posted October 13, 2011 Report Share Posted October 13, 2011 Hello I am new here and I have a question regarding a homemade butcherblock top that I attempted to make. I have a warpage problem and am wondering if this will be corrected when I have the top thickness planed. Any advise would be greatly appreciated. Thanks so much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hans_Christopher Posted October 13, 2011 Report Share Posted October 13, 2011 Hey there. The warpage could be the result of improper or insufficient drying time. Which means the first step would be to let the piece acclimate to local conditions. As for removing the warp in the block planing might not work to fully remove it. Planers can tend to follow the contours of a surface or the rollers push them flat and then the piece springs back after it exits the planner. To avoid this joint the surface either with a power jointer or a hand plane. If you don't have either of these then your going to have to skip plane the the top with the thickness planner. To do this only take a very light cut on each pass through the planner. After you get the piece close to flat and close to final thickness set it aside for a couple days to let the fresh wood acclimate to the local moisture levels. cheers Hans Christopher Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jfitz Posted October 13, 2011 Report Share Posted October 13, 2011 Can you add more information about when it warped (during glueup, or while glue was dring, or after the glue dried? How about a photo? It certainly could be due to uneven drying after glueup - was it laying flat on a surface, or could air get to both sides? How long did you let the lumber acclimate to your shop before machining and gluing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewoodwhisperer Posted October 13, 2011 Report Share Posted October 13, 2011 Just a word of caution about planing your butcher block: http://thewoodwhisperer.com/end-grain-through-the-planer/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paoloberno Posted October 20, 2011 Report Share Posted October 20, 2011 Yes, remember that planing or, worse, jointing end grain is dangerous... Look carefully to the shape of warping then cut and reassemble it balancing the warping of adjacent pieces (ex. cupped up-down-up) then you can make it perfectly flat using a drum sander, belt sander or random orbit sander Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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