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Shoutout to my uncle for telling me to always seal the bottom of a table
Honestly, I thought he was just being extra careful. He said, 'If you don't seal the underside, the wood will pull moisture differently and warp the top.' I refinished a solid oak dining table for a client last month and skipped that step to save a little time. Ngl, two weeks later they called me back because the tabletop had a noticeable cup in it. I had to redo the whole thing, which cost me a full day of work and ate into my profit. Has anyone else had a piece warp on them from skipping the underside?
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skyler_kim156mo ago
Feel your pain, that exact thing happened to me last year.
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wesley_grant336mo ago
But is it worth getting that upset over? In my experience, stuff like that usually works itself out in a few weeks. Maybe it just feels bigger right now.
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the_simon4mo ago
Man, that "works itself out in a few weeks" part is exactly what I used to think until I learned the hard way. Best advice I can give is just write down exactly what you want to happen and check it again in two days before you make any moves.
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