Coffee table- can I fix this?

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So I have inhereted a rather nice coffee table for my house.... Only problem is that it has this crack in it:



It's made from oak.

Is there anything out there that I can use to reduce the appearance of this/ protect the wood from further damage?

Thanks
 
The nature of oak is that if not seasoned perfectly it will 'shake' or develop cracks like that. It isn't so much damage as a natural part of the timber. You could fill the crack (ooh err Matron!) which will stop food etc getting into it... but I don't know a way you can stop it happening.
 
Morgoth said:
The answer to any wood problem is PVA glue and sawdust. Standard grade craft and design ftl.
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in case you don't understand this.

The PVA fills the gap.

Mixing the PVA with saw dust prior to filling, gives the PVA a wood colour (as it's wood) so you can barely see the filling. You can also wash it out if it looks rubbish and try again.

Should you get it right and the filling looks perfect, put some varnish over it to seal it, this will also match the remainder of your table.
 
Why do people post thumbnails? They're annoying and almost never want to load when I click them.
 
not really, you can try the PVA glue method or buy a couple of similar coloured wood fillers and mix them.

There is nothing you can do with it unfortunately and the problem most common households have with wooden furniture is their central heating. It dries the wood out resulting in cracks.

I used to work as a manager at a furniture company and the number of times we saw this was a joke! :(
 
Leave it as it is, looks really nice when a table is kept as natural as possible. I would sand it all back and apply wax / wax oil to give it an awesome look :)
 
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