help with a tabletop

take it to a shop with a widebelt sander ( 36 ” ) ,
have them flip it each pass .

then finish by dual / action with the finer grits .

-- david ,new mexico ,allheart

If you have a planner glue up enough of the top to run through the planner then being very careful about aligning the edges glue those sections together. Just make sure the sections are planned to the same thickness. after there dry you should be able to use a ROS to clean it up.

-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop, custom furniture maker, woodworking school, heirloomwoodshop.com

Hand planes….get some, or borrow some…learn to embrace their use…..makes woodworking so much easier….plus it is an excellent work out ;o)

-- "You get what you inspect, not what you expect"

I agree with David about taking it to a local cabinet shop with a wide belt drum a sander. I recently built two tables a couple of weeks apart. On the first one I used a LN *7 to flaten the top, which was a lot of work. On the second one, I took it to a local shop. They made a couple of passes through the sander at different gritts. I think it cost me $10. pkennedy

-- P Kennedy Crossville, TN