Woodnknots
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I am making a table for someone from a crosscut slab of black walnut. I have some theories on how best to stabilize the growth rings and finish the table, but as this is my first time ever doing this, I would like some help. The slabs are a bit cracked, but pretty uniformly in most places, and where they are not uniform, I can inlay butterflies to fix it. These slabs were cut two years ago to about 6 inches thick, and then milled this weekend on a woodmizer to about 1-1/2 inches thick. a couple are about 3 inches thick. My gut says that they should be pretty dry, so not likely to move dramatically. But I need to stabilize it so I can add legs and finish. My initial idea was to use self-leveling epoxy for table tops. Any thoughts on that? I know that this is primarily a penturning site, but I also know that there are some talented "flatworkers" here.