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Thanks everyone for the suggestions. I’ll let you know how it goes.

Where is the actual warp/cup/bow? If it is the resin of the river, you could probably flatten it out by clamping it to a very flat table or counter and then very gently heating the resin with a heat gun or hair dryer. Or even in a warm oven. If the actual wood it warped or cupped, that seems like a bigger issue to deal with.

I was just generally thinking if the original piece got bowed from an air duct or the sunshine heating up the resin, it would be a much easier fix.

I’ve been making a small river table (29” D). The top has been finished with Rubio monocoat. It sat for several weeks (maybe 4-6 weeks) on a card table that sagged in the middle. As you might expect, since it was a horizontal surface, I used it to stack things on and I honestly didn’t think about it. Last week I was finishing up the base of the table and noticed it had bowed a little bit, about 3/16” at its center. The bowing appears to some what follow the resin river join with the wood on one side if the river

Okay here is what I am wondering. If I were to sand it back down to bare wood, place the top on a flat surface so bowed center is up, place a moderate amount of weight on it, warm up the area with a heat lamp ( not to close your catch fire just enough to warm it up and place a humidifier in the area (wood is very dry), would that maybe flatten the table top?

sorry for the long blurb but had to adequately describe the situation.