Thank you for watching. It wasn’t anything too magical. I laid a soaking wet towel over the piece and left it there for about an hour. The towel was removed and the clamps and cauls added. I let it sit for a week at a time and then poured water onto the convex side and made sure the clamps were tight. Periodically, checking the moisture content with a meter. I have a commercial dehumidifier in the shop that keeps the humidity at 65%. Hope that helps.
Hi I got a 1 1/2” butcher block slab I gotta cut up to make a kitchen countertop for RV. It’s 40”x 60” not completely flat. Too big obviously for a feed planer.
That is an interesting predicament. If it is an end grain butcher block, water and clamps will never work. A board only twists and cups with the grain, not end grain. Even if it is long grain butcher block, I am doubtful that water and clamps would help due to the short lengths. It may be worth a shot. My approach would be to use a hand power planer. Mark the high spots and then carefully plane the surface. Hope this helps!!!
@@agjohnsonandson Yeah I thought about the planer, I think when I pull the old countertop and place atop big butcher block slab to copy I’ll aim for the flattest area, cut out and plane if I have to. Thanks have a good day
Great video. Always keep the folding rule handy.
Thank you Bron - it is the most used tool in my shop.
Good video. Would like to see how you applied the moisture, maybe over time lapse?
Thank you for watching.
It wasn’t anything too magical. I laid a soaking wet towel over the piece and left it there for about an hour. The towel was removed and the clamps and cauls added.
I let it sit for a week at a time and then poured water onto the convex side and made sure the clamps were tight. Periodically, checking the moisture content with a meter.
I have a commercial dehumidifier in the shop that keeps the humidity at 65%.
Hope that helps.
Hi
I got a 1 1/2” butcher block slab I gotta cut up to make a kitchen countertop for RV.
It’s 40”x 60” not completely flat.
Too big obviously for a feed planer.
That is an interesting predicament.
If it is an end grain butcher block, water and clamps will never work. A board only twists and cups with the grain, not end grain. Even if it is long grain butcher block, I am doubtful that water and clamps would help due to the short lengths. It may be worth a shot.
My approach would be to use a hand power planer. Mark the high spots and then carefully plane the surface.
Hope this helps!!!
@@agjohnsonandson
Yeah I thought about the planer, I think when I pull the old countertop and place atop big butcher block slab to copy I’ll aim for the flattest area, cut out and plane if I have to.
Thanks have a good day