I had a dining table made by someone about 3 years ago, now the edges are splitting apart. Can I fix this and how? Another corner is separating but not as bad; the third corner is still fine, I will appreciate any advice on preventing this happening. I would like to do the repair myself if possible. Photo attached.
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Guessing that all of it is solid wood, the panel inside the frame is expanding with the summer heat and humidity and forcing the frame open. Your table was built without allowing for the inevitability of wood movement. You only mention 3 corners...a triangular table would be more likely to survive with a veneered plywood panel. That is my suggested fix.
It is a triangular table, solid saligna. And a beautiful focal point of the dining room, wouldn’t veneer damage/detract from it?
I'm suggesting that you make a new panel using the saligna as veneer. The table would look the same, but the panel would be stable enough not to destroy the frame. The way it is built it is pretty much doomed to this kind of thing.
Oh, okay. Sorry, very new to this. I think I'll need a pro. Thank you.
As MJ said, that's summer expansion from the center wood. It might shrink back down to where is started over the winter. But maybe not all the way. Depending on how it's constructed, it might just cause a seasonal gap, or it might eventually come apart.
You won't hide the repair completely. If it were me, I might put a thin piece of very dark contrasting wood in the open slot. Gap closed, and it looks good. But, in winter when the center part shrinks, you might get gaps in other places.
Thank you, I think I might go with this and do the other corners the same way if/when they separate.
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