pd711 Posted January 19, 2018 Report Share Posted January 19, 2018 This is the top to a desk I'm building for my son. I was staining it earlier and noticed a small check at one end. The top will have bread board ends and the check does not go through the end tenon nor through to the bottom. Its only in the top third of thickness of the piece. The top only has stain on it right now, no finish. Should I attempt to repair the check? If so, how? or just leave it alone? In the second pic, the check is the dark line in the middle right above the darker grain. Any advice is greatly appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut Posted January 19, 2018 Report Share Posted January 19, 2018 The fix now will be a lot easier than in the future. How to fix if. I'd do clear epoxy or possible a bowtie inlay. I have never done a bowtie so i can't really advise on those. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdwerker Posted January 19, 2018 Report Share Posted January 19, 2018 Mask off the stained area and fill w epoxy. Wipe flush before it sets and remove masking while it's all wet. Don't use fast drying 5 minute type epoxy. I would chase it down into the crack with a toothpick or Xacto knife. Lacquer thinner cleans up. Gloves are smart. Have clean rags or paper towels handy too ! Have the breadboards been fitted and sanded already ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pd711 Posted January 19, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2018 11 minutes ago, wdwerker said: Mask off the stained area and fill w epoxy. Wipe flush before it sets and remove masking while it's all wet. Don't use fast drying 5 minute type epoxy. I would chase it down into the crack with a toothpick or Xacto knife. Lacquer thinner cleans up. Gloves are smart. Have clean rags or paper towels handy too ! I was thinking epoxy if I did anything. Thanks Steve. 11 minutes ago, wdwerker said: Have the breadboards been fitted and sanded already ? Yes they have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdwerker Posted January 19, 2018 Report Share Posted January 19, 2018 It's most likely just a surface check, red oak does that sometimes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pd711 Posted January 19, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2018 23 minutes ago, Chestnut said: The fix now will be a lot easier than in the future. How to fix if. I'd do clear epoxy or possible a bowtie inlay. I have never done a bowtie so i can't really advise on those. I was thinking a bow tie as a last resort. Thanks Drew. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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