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   johnhardy | Feb 28, 2003 03:33am | #1

   If the wood is quarter sawn it's my opinion that it'll be very stable and there would be no need to resaw it into narrower boards.

   If some of the boards have pith (the center of the tree), you need to cut that out. I'm not sure how far you need to be from the true center of the tree but you don't want true pith. If the boards are 23 inches wide and you want a 40 inch table, you can clearly cut away the appropriate amount of pith if you need to.

   I'd get boards that are 6/4 for the table top so that the finished top would be 5/4 (1.25 inches) thick. that's just personal preference. I like the thicker look. I just finished a quarter sawn white oak hall table for my son and the top started at 5/4 and ended up a full inch thick. Much nicer than a 3/4 inch thick finished top. The larger table you're building would benefit, IMO, by the extra thickness.

   This should be an extremely gorgeous table. Post some pictures when you're done.

   John

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   HowardAcheson | Feb 28, 2003 05:17am | #2

   If the boards run thru or close to the center of the tree, cut away that part. Warp will occur at the center point. I would think about 2" either side would be fine.

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   EUGENE978 | Feb 28, 2003 10:31pm | #3

   Thank you for your tips.

   These boards are almost 2" thick.  Just for comparison, does anybody know the average price bd/ft for boards like these (22" x 6 ft)  By the way, the boards are rough cut.

   Thanks again