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Ok, its really a table not a slab. Im not keen to disassemble. It was built and glued when it was made . They said it was kiln dried but the wood was still quite wet when it arrived. I am wary that it would be tough to reassemble once its apart.
The thing weighs over 500 lbs which is a lot less than when it was new! I think that getting it professionally planed will be way more work and aggravation. But maybe youre right and flattening it myself is too difficult. It doesnt seem difficult. Time will tell.
After above recommendations I started reading about finishes and realize the choice is a lot more fraught than i anticipated. Or at least theres people on the internet that want things to be a certain way and never change. I want something to bang beer bottles on, im not precious about rings i want wood not plastic, and id like to spot fix areas that bother me. Weve had many hundreds of meals on that table and its held up ‘fine’. Its going to live under cover but outdoors so subject to soot and pollen.
I guess i need to test some finishes, or see them with my hands. That osmo stuff sort of looks like the ticket for me and i love that you already tested it. I was going to just rub it down with coats of boiled linseed oil and mineral spirits and then wax it.
Given I've only used urethane and spar varnish and not really liked anything i expect my opinion will evolve with experience. I love the finish on stickley furniture in the fancy furniture stores but ive never seen how it looks after abuse - i sort of expect it looks even better.
Ps just noticed the sander plaque says made in usa? I didnt think anything was actually made here during my life. Its a 1276dvs. Its not from the 90s, people were buying them new in 2012.
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