Well I must not have paid close enough attention...let me give you some background...
Building a very heavy duty artists easel that can support marble/granite slabs. This is for a good friend of mine.
Picked up some 10' 12/4 pieces of oak at a local lumber yard...one piece had a few knots, the other was just beautiful.
Jointed and planed and found some cracks in the end...but didn't think much of it...didn't seem to go all the way through. Today did compound miter cut on one end and the last piece, last cut, the cut offs fell into two pieces, and now the fracture runs through and through, about 2' down the board...*grumble*
This piece is to be functional and artistic...and I'm trying to figure out if there is a way to repair it. There are going to be 2" holes cut center mass that will allow adjustable holders to be put in depending upon the size of the piece to be worked on.
I can think of a few...
1 - Expensive, but replace the $200 board and recut
2 - Use dowels to pin between each hole, decorative, but a serious PITA.
3 - Sliding dovetails between each hole...see above
4 - Butterflies between each hole...never done...and worried about the same problem...
Suggestions?