Dining table ick!

[JM72]

I picked up this lovely extending oak dining table free from Facebook.
It's beautiful apart from the channel which runs around and across the top. The perfect dust and crap collector! Not ideal for an eating surface. I'd like to fill the channel and looking for some ideas. The whole top needs a sand and refinish so that could fit in with a plan.
Thanks in advance.

 

[Scally-Ho]

I'd find some brass strip and glue securely into place before refinishing the surface. Either that or some coloured 2-pack resin to set before refinishing.

 

[JM72]

I'd find some brass strip and glue securely into place before refinishing the surface. Either that or some coloured 2-pack resin to set before refinishing.

Can you get a silver coloured option?

 

[Scally-Ho]

Can you get a silver coloured option?

It has been so long since I did any inlay work, I can't remember what's available. Take a browse through this link for brass etc and gain some ideas.

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[JM72]

It has been so long since I did any inlay work, I can't remember what's available. Take a browse through this link for brass etc and gain some ideas.

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Thanks. The link is much appreciated

 

[ajrtd]

You did well getting that for free.

 

[pete01]

My neighbour had a glass table top cover made, looks pretty good

 

[^woody^]

Coloured resin

 

[JM72]

You did well getting that for free.

Incl 4 chairs. Very lucky to be in a generous community!

 

[big-all]

my thoughts
quite a stunning table as it is
any infill will detract from the look from a little bit to perhaps quite a lot
infill needs to be flexible or risk cracking
in general, place mats under plates
means only the odd crumb may stray and a soft cloth and perhaps soft bristle brush will resolve the problem
in my eyes you will turn a stunning table that needs perhaps 5 mins to clean on a say once a day level to a ok to odd looking table that has lost some off its wow factor to hopefully be more practical
but fully just my opinion and thoughts

 

[GhostIntMachine]

infill needs to be flexible or risk cracking

Will it, though? If the house is centrally heated and the furniture is given time to acclimatise for a few months it.probably won't move afterwards. My only concern about using resin are (i) is this solid wood (?) and (ii) is it oak (?)

If it is veneered any excess resin could risk a sand through when the resin is levelled (done by machine sanding) meaning a solid wood top is probably necessary. If it's oak (which I suspect it is) the OP would need to be very careful to protect and seal any open pore areas next to the grooves to ensure that resin over application/spillages don't fill the grain. That would likely be impossible to get out. Perfectly doable with care, however

Grooves are machine routed in all probability so may well be fillable with stsinless or aluminium strip. I think clear resin with silver metallic powders added to get a metallic look might be an easier option

Or why not just put a table cloth over it when it's in use?

 

[big-all]

Will it, though? If the house is centrally heated and the furniture is given time to acclimatise for a few months it.probably won't move afterwards

probably not much but because you have end and cross-grain side by side they move at different rates but as you say well climatized reduces the risk