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Kerfing to flatten a countertop?

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I bought a wooden countertop at a high-end cabinet shop's yearly yard
sale last summer. It's 90"L x 25"W x 1.5" thick. I brought it
home on
the top of my jeep, and it cupped. Good side up, the cup is center up
along the length about 3/8 inch, over 1/3 of the length from the left
edge. It did not settle over the past year.

The edges are doubled 3/4 inch boards, and the field is 3/4 inch also.

I'm condsidering kerfing the underside to flatten to the top. My
start
would be 3/4 or maybe 7/8 inch deep kerfs thru the doubled boards
on the
affected end, probably at 1/2 inch spacing.

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Have you tried to clamp this top to flatten it?

If you have some pipe clamps, cut a 2x6x10ft construction timber into
4-30" lengths and clamp them equally spaced, to the top for a couple
of weeks.

Build the frame of your bench, then mount top to it.

My guess is it will stay flat.

Kerfing would be my last choice.

Have fun.

Lew

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