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_kim1510d ago

Feel your pain, that exact thing happened to me last year.

wesley_grant3310d 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.