Cutting board repair

[32t]

One more thought before I go to bed. What if I glue it first. I don't think it will be perfect. But then I would be able to use the table saw and as one piece run down the crack and remove 3/16 or whatever the blade is wide and remove the imperfections. Then reglue it a second time.

I have a feeling I am way over thinking this!

Good night. Tim

[SirStropalot]

One more thought before I go to bed. What if I glue it first. I don't think it will be perfect. But then I would be able to use the table saw and as one piece run down the crack and remove 3/16 or whatever the blade is wide and remove the imperfections. Then reglue it a second time.

I have a feeling I am way over thinking this!

Good night. Tim

Good idea, I was thinking that too, but the crack doesn't look straight.

[10Pups]

jig saw then

[cudarunner]

One more thought before I go to bed. What if I glue it first. I don't think it will be perfect. But then I would be able to use the table saw and as one piece run down the crack and remove 3/16 or whatever the blade is wide and remove the imperfections. Then reglue it a second time.

I have a feeling I am way over thinking this!

Good night. Tim

Morning Tim,

I'd see what happens once you get it glued back together, then you can explore your options. I would be sure to take every measure you can to make sure that it glues up properly/straight/level/aligned etc

Please remember that it's an heirloom, keep it as close to original as possible. If it ends up being a display piece, so be it. You wouldn't be the only one who wanted to share something that they held dear but was damaged beyond repair:

http://straightrazorpalace.com/razor...forgotten.html

[32t]

Good morning,

I don't have enough room to display it even if it was pretty enough to. I want to continue to use it.

My wife just had the idea that I should continue to cut it up further and make a puzzle for the grandkids.

Now off to work!

[SS502MC]

Depending on which way you go, woodworking biscuits would make the joint very strong.

[str8fencer]

Get some saw dust from the same timber as your board, and mix it with glue to make a thick paste. Glue like normal, using regular glue, and stuff your glue/sawdust paste into all the cracks. Sand it down when dry. I doubt you will even see them afterwards.

[32t]

Thank you all, good thoughts. Today I took it to work and at break used some titebond [spell?] to glue it up. I should have used the sawdust idea but I didn't read that until after the fact. One side there is no indication of a crack unless you use a magnifier. The other you can see the crack but it is filled except for about 3/4 inch that I can feel. That is not deep though. Some of the old marks are just as deep. In the picture is my second wood board that I think I posted somewhere else but it also has a story. It is made from a Black walnut Burl that my Uncle Harvey found hard to sand. He got a friend to help him and the took it to the bridge in town and he grabbed the bumper of a car and "surfed" across the concrete bridge to sand it.

[JazzWillie]

http://youtu.be/iaIW798vO3Q

[cudarunner]

Looks Great! Nice Job and a Good Save!

Oh, please put me in touch with your Uncle Harvey as I do believe that I'd like to party with that man!