Invisibly Repair a Check

Woodworking is a challenging and relaxing hobby. Woodworking has been a passion of Charles Neil's since boyhood. Now, having become a professional in woodworking he is now sharing his woodworking tips via youtube.com, his woodworking webpage and other woodworking venues. He is taking time now to refine jigs he has used in his woodworking profession and putting them out for other woodworkers to use in their woodworking projects. A successful woodworker is a proud woodworker. Hope you enjoy his woodworking tips and techniques and Happy Woodworking!

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[szita2000]

We run into this problem many times in our workshop, but sometimes the checks opening up on an already machined piece ie: a panelled side of a furniture, and we found that if you simply break the piece in half along the check, you can clamp it back pretty much invisible. I`m personally not a firm believer that you can hide a cut from the bandsaw.

[InTheWorkshop]

I hope you try this technique as it has worked well for us for many, many years.

[Parker307]

I'm surprised you glue something up with the edge from a band saw. I always thought of that band saw cut as too rough to glue up.

[InTheWorkshop]

you are correct,normally,however in this situation it mirror images the opposite side and actually creates an interlock,which also helps to hide the seam,it really does work super well,the piece in the video was later used to do a small pie crust table top,and when finished the seam was simply not there.

[iizkarma]

to those that is thinking it is cheaper to use another piece of wood, folks, this is a technique to fix a piece of wood that matches the grain pattern on something you are working on that cannot be replaced with another piece of wood. the grains will simply not match up. breaking the wood in 1/2 and re-glueing may work, but there are always loose fibers/ strands and small gaps that when you apply your finish, will stand out like a sore thumb. you don't want to do more work than necessary

[TheYTViolation]

Great tip, Charles. I will definetly try this.

[ushouldntjudgeme]

Until seeing this video, I would have karate chopped that board and had two smaller ones, I like your work!

[flashnflaky]

Whoa. Awesome tip! So smart!

[zapatista512]

depends on the wood, what is on hand, and whether the labor is just yourself or others.

[netjem]

If I knew HALF of what this guy knows!

Charles RULES!

[markjtapply]

good solid old school technique but it's more cost effective to just use another piece of wood. Labor costs will kill your profit!

[whitetrashwoodwizard]

This guy owns all other woodworkers on Youtube.

Good Stuff!!!

[nowthatsit]

cool trick!...heres one for you!

Melamine Tops on your glue up benches clean up with ease :)