Repairing a Split Tabletop - Thomas Johnson Antique Furniture Restoration

[Kym]

Thanks for doing these videos Thomas, I know they are a lot of work but I truly enjoy them and find your work captivating and serene at the same time.

[sheepewe]

This is clearly the best restoration channel on youtube.

[RickJones]

I'm always impressed not only by the craftsmanship, but also the videography! Wonderful.

[FixingFurniture]

Nice to see you cover seasonal wood movement in a video Tom. Thanks for sharing this so others can hopefully avoid split wood tops, or a least understand how to repair them. Well done!

[DominicPannell]

Thank you for sharing some of your techniques - I think that's what I gain most from your videos. Apart from the general overall relaxing experience... therapeutic AND educational.

[thiggy]

I always look forward to your repair videos, Tom. Plus, the nature clips are appreciated.

[andybyerly]

YOU ARE A MASTER! I love this video! I understood the issue before you explained it. Just wish I would have run into you 15 years ago...Also hope your daughter is writing all this down for my grandson! Thank You Thank you!

[hotrodhog]

Tom, I don't repair fine furnishings but for some reason, I watch your videos. Thank you for sharing.

[rockysmith]

Always so much to be gleaned from your channel and all your videos!! Thanks so much, Rocky

[scrapperdscrapperj]

I love the care and detail you put into each wonderful piece. 👍👍

[ellisc.foleyjr]

Once again, nicely done Tom, I'm a neophyte when it comes to woodworking and I learned years ago to attach things just the way you showed here today. Hopefully it will help to solve that problem of attachment. thanks again for sharing.

[PLuMUK]

Very instructive. Thanks for sharing.

"...in Aaaw, I miss the "Gormet".
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[tonywatson]

Thanks for sharing, Tom; I've found that the felt-tip pens used for touch-up leave a blue or purple sheen, so I now use Indian Ink, which does a much better job.
I find it strange that some early cabinet makers did not allow for lateral shrinkage of the wood - I see it quite a lot on stuff I work on, but perhaps they didn't expect it to be around 100 years later?

[PATangoS_]

Always learning something new. Thank you!

[stevenedwards]

That is a nice little decorative piece. Perfect for a plant. It seemed factory...like you mentioned. Some survive intact and some give. Its odd that a furniture manufacturer wouldn't forsee the possibility of failure. One would expect they would know the Way of Wood.

[Val_Emrys]

I am glad you cured me of the notion that you can't successfully beautify your old wood pieces without doing a total stripping and staining. I felt it was a bit lazy just to do minimum touchups but you made me realize less is better.

[TheLoxxxton]

I love your work I question if that stand was even worth the effort but I guess the owner loved it enough to have you sort it out. So kudos to you.

[SparkeyDogfish]

I recently built a new antique hall table (well it will be in a hundred years or so). Because of the placement on a stair landing and the floating top design I didn’t want to see any fasteners when going up the stairs. I needed to allow for movement of the Birdseye maple one piece top. So I used magnets to hold the top in place. You can pick up the table by the top, just don’t jerk it. Works great.

[Berre]

I wish I had those pipe clamps. Bought a nice art deco table on a flea market, lately. The tabletop is composed of five solid oak boards, which have shrunk and split. The tabletop was connected to the aprons with metal Z-hooks, which were severely rusted and stuck, so they did not allow for any movement of the wood. I need to glue those boards, so I'll have to find a couple of stout, long clamps. These pipe clamps are probably more expensive than what I paid for the table.

[monteglover]

Really glad I found your channel.
TKS