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Wood warping?


Dave Monk

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Hi Dave,

 

I work with a LOT of 1/4" oak from Menards (don't waste a trip to Lowes). Warping is a major problem. Will break down and buy a table saw when it's spring in Iowa. Will rip everything into about 3/4" widths, flip every other one over and glue them back together. Have been ripping with the scroll saw & sanding the edges. Be sure to mark each piece for gluing. i.e Every other one "upside down"

 

jerry

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Dave, I had a small piece of 1/8 maple that I painted, went to kitchen, got a cup of coffee.

Back to shop within 5 minutes and that wood had warped.

You know wood.... it reacts to changes in invironment..

I'm not sure what you can do......... use laminated...plywood, luan,.........

I do a lot of cutting on 1/2...3/4 wood and just say a prayer after i'm finished that it likes where it's going.

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If you only finish one side of your work, you are in for a warping nightmare.  A good finish all over should help stablize it.  If you are cutting fretwork, use thin plywood instead of solid.

 

Jerry, I like how you think.

 

---------Randy

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Dave, I lay all of my thin stock flat with weight on the top, this helps keep it flat until I want to use it. After I've made something out of it, I make sure to treat both sides of the project. If I have any amount of thin stock, I usually sticker pile it and leave it unsanded. Doing what I do seems to help, or, at least I think it does as I have very little stock that warps.

Len

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If you only finish one side of your work, you are in for a warping nightmare.  A good finish all over should help stablize it.  If you are cutting fretwork, use thin plywood instead of solid.

 

Jerry, I like how you think.

 

---------Randy

thanks randy i have a problem with one side shiny 1/4" wood bending on me.

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