movement

  1. J

    Wood Movement

    Just saw this timely article about wood movement. It's instructive. :thumbs_up http://thewoodwhisperer.com/do-they-know-about-shrinkage/ An interesting follow-up to a recent thread: "Table Top Movement".
  2. J

    Table top movement

    Very subtle, but it delivers the message that the wood still lives and breathes. Two dining tables built during the last two years. Both are about 42" wide. 1. Flatsawn SPF from the BORGs for a friend. 2 x 10s or 2 x 12s ripped at about 6-7" wide. It fit his budget so we went with it. 2...
  3. kooshball

    Dresser carcass wood design, plywood or secondary hardwood (wood movement issue)

    I am still in the final planning stages with my next project, a wide walnut dresser. I plan to use vertical grain solid walnut sides joined to the top and bottom carcass with half blind dovetails. I was originally planning to use plywood for the top and bottom carcass since it is quick and is...
  4. CarvedTones

    wood movement calculator and some food for thought

    There is a nice calculator here: http://www.woodworkerssource.com/movement.php One of the reasons I thought to post this today was because of a couple of postings I did recently about getting pretty accurate on the cheap. Here are a few salient points mentioned in the notes below the...
    • CarvedTones
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    • calculator food movement thought wood
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  5. J

    Wood Movement Question-part 2

    Phil Christy posted an earlier thread about this topic within the last 2 weeks. I found this stuff as a follow-up to his post because I was curious and didn't understand it as well. We all know that wood moves in response to changes in temperature and humidity, but we largely don't know how...
    • Jeff
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    • movement questionpart wood
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    • Forum: Wood
  6. PChristy

    Wood movement question

    This question might have already been asked but why does kiln dried wood move when it is glued together? I can understand the green wood moving but I can not understand why dry wood moves - how does furniture - cabinets - trim in your house not move - :icon_scra am I missing something or have I...
    • PChristy
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    • movement question wood
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  7. froglips

    Wood movement....

    No, not what you think. I've been working hard with the Hillsborough Orange Woodworkers Meetup getting parts sanded for our group Adirondack Chair build. What I caught myself doing, during the many hours of sanding, is falling in love with wood. The grain, knots, contrasts, shades and...
    • froglips
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    • movement wood
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  8. dpsnyder

    Walnut wood movement ?

    I am almost done with a stool with legs of maple and top of walnut. Here is a Sketchup jpg of the project. (I'll submit a real picture when done) It is 12" x 16" on top and my question is about wood movement and attaching the top to the legs and apron. Is the walnut top likely to move with...
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    • movement walnut wood
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  9. MrAudio815

    Wood movement & Compatibility

    Hey Everyone, Alright will Cherry, Walnut, Hard Maple, and Burl maple work well together in wood movment & compatibility? :eusa_thin The Backgammon board is going to have Walnut and hard maple trianlges for the playing field and Cherry trianlges for the filler with a thin strip of maple in...
    • MrAudio815
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    • compatibility movement wood
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  10. ChrisMathes

    Wood Movement Question

    I am building a small side table and am making the top out of a 6" square of quilted maple (ooooohh, I love that stuff!) I framed the maple with 1" bubinga all the way around...am I asking for trouble with wood movement breaking my frame? I don't really get the whole movement thing...need to...
  11. T

    Plywood panel and wood movement

    I'm working on a project uses a 1/4" plywood panel about 28" x 18" with plastic laminate on both sides framed with 3/4" wide red oak. Since panel won't be expanding or contracting and the wood movement on the frame will be minimal with the grain, can i just make it a tight fit and glue the...
  12. SteveCogs

    Wood movement?

    I have a M+T joint that measures 7" with 2x2" tenons. I question wether or not I need to leave a little extra room to move in the mortises. Maybe 1/16 at each end? Also, should I to glue just one or both? They are all pretty snug. Actually surprised myself with that one.:gar-Bi This is my first...
  13. Gofor

    Wood Movement

    Sorry for the picture quality. This breadboard end was installed in my non-climatically controlled shop when the humidity was up around 100%. The end of the breadboard and the edge of the table were flush (I know I should have left it a little proud, but figured with max humidity I was okay)...
  14. Trent Mason

    wood movement

    Ok, so I admit, I haven't worked on the nightstand in about two weeks or so. Working 60 hours a week doesn't leave time for much. Anyway, the last thing I did was cut the front of the drawer out of the front piece of the skirt (?). It was one piece of wood and it fit flush when I cut it. My...
  15. rhett

    Wood movement calculator

    For anyone interested, I found this link awhile back. Has proven to be very helpful in calculating differences in tangential movement when combining different species of wood. www.justwoodworking.com/software/wood_move.php
  16. SteveColes

    Woodworking-Galleries members picture Movement progress

    I have the started the process. Be patient, a lot of this will have to be done manually. I am in the process of deleting all pictures and members who did not reply that they were still using the site. I have to get the DB cut down to a more manually manageable size. While I am sure I can move...
  17. R

    Wood Movement

    I have a question about wood movement and combining species. I'm making a mantle clock. Most of the body is walnut. I'd like to put some cherry in it for a bit of contrast. I know that different woods will move at different rates and don't want to see this thing splitting apart over time...

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