Hi everyone,
Well, my ash panels for the chest of drawers/changing table are still just
as cupped as ever, so I'm going to try to rip them down again and start
over, using some of the suggestions and reading that I've found. I'm going
to try narrower glue-ups in sections, before gluing up the entire large
panels. Also, I'll try alternating the faces that are against the router
fence, so I can ensure even joints when gluing. I'm still not sure how to
keep the panels flat AFTER they are glued up. The humidity has been really
bad lately, and that's the only thing that I can figure that has been making
these problems so much worse than usual.
My question now is, if I have to rejoint the faces of the boards, will it be
catastrophic to use 1/2" thick boards for the carcase box instead of 3/4"?
I really can't afford to buy a whole new load of ash again, but I've already
planed the boards down to 3/4" for the initial glue-ups.
I would obviously rather use the thicker wood, but I also don't want to
build a case that will fall apart on me or something. I'm planning to use
through dovetails for assembling the case, so hopefully that will make the
structure pretty strong.
Mike
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There are a LOT of inquisitive idiots.
Mike,
Don't understand why you would have to resurface the panel faces but if you
do, yes 1/2" panels would be okay. May panels are made from 1/4" stock
(beaded panels for instance)
During your glue up this time, just coat one face and then slid it against
the next panel section to spread the glue. It's been my experience that
over-tightening the clamps will lead to the panel bowing during glue-up. Use
some culls to keep the panels flat and only apply enough glue and clamp
pressure so you have a small bead of glue on squeeze-out.
After you take your panels out of the clamps, stack them using scraps of
wood between them so the air (moisture) can get to both sides keeping
equilibrium.
Bob S.
"Mike in Mystic" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Hi everyone,
>
> Well, my ash panels for the chest of drawers/changing table are still just
> as cupped as ever, so I'm going to try to rip them down again and start
> over, using some of the suggestions and reading that I've found. I'm
going
> to try narrower glue-ups in sections, before gluing up the entire large
> panels. Also, I'll try alternating the faces that are against the router
> fence, so I can ensure even joints when gluing. I'm still not sure how to
> keep the panels flat AFTER they are glued up. The humidity has been
really
> bad lately, and that's the only thing that I can figure that has been
making
> these problems so much worse than usual.
>
> My question now is, if I have to rejoint the faces of the boards, will it
be
> catastrophic to use 1/2" thick boards for the carcase box instead of 3/4"?
> I really can't afford to buy a whole new load of ash again, but I've
already
> planed the boards down to 3/4" for the initial glue-ups.
>
> I would obviously rather use the thicker wood, but I also don't want to
> build a case that will fall apart on me or something. I'm planning to use
> through dovetails for assembling the case, so hopefully that will make the
> structure pretty strong.
>
> Mike
>
>
> --
>
> There are no stupid questions.
> There are a LOT of inquisitive idiots.
>
>
>
>