Posted on February 22nd,2010Friends,I need a bit of quick advice. I bought a nice Spanish Cedar board for the skin-on-frame outrigger canoe,but it is about 10″wide and seems like it is cleaned-up flitch-sawn –the grain runs in a nice wide arc through it. I have two pieces that will come out of it that are 9″and 9 1/2″wide. Should I split it length-wise and re-glue so that the grain runs against itself a bit (i.e.,in a subtle s-curve)? Or,given it is kiln-dried,should I just let it be because it won’t cup much more. I am thinking the former,but wanted to see if anyone could comment. Many thanks,
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The answer everyone loves:that depends.
Will the parts that you’re getting out be installed straight or bent? If bent (under pressure/tension),I think they’ll be OK.
If it’s something that needs to stay straight,you might split the parts lengthwise and glue them up so that the grain is a mirror image;that way,any tendency to warp will be equal in both directions. I’d avoid the S-curve solution.