I'm building a bed for my son out of walnut. I bought some 5/4 for the top and bottom rails that capture the 1/2" thick panel. After rough cutting and letting them acclimate, I ended up with some good bow making material. None of the other wood I bought acted like this board.
I needed a good inch in width but to joint these down (63" long) I would have had to empty the dust collector again and ended up with 5/8". Didn't want to spend more dinero for some flatter boards so I figured on practicing my veneering prior to the Class tomorrow.
I re-sawed these boards and re-sawed some Poplar I bought for my next project (drawer boxes). I now have 1/4"+ veneer to go around 1/2" poplar.
These are even wilder but I figured if I put them opposite each other the strain will even out. The huge benefit of this is that I have automatic 1/2" tenons and a cut 'dado' without getting out the router or dado blades! The only visible poplar will be at the bottom of the head and foot board, 6" off the ground. I'll probably stain the poplar anyway.
Sitting on the assembly table after glue-up.
Problem solved.
I needed a good inch in width but to joint these down (63" long) I would have had to empty the dust collector again and ended up with 5/8". Didn't want to spend more dinero for some flatter boards so I figured on practicing my veneering prior to the Class tomorrow.
I re-sawed these boards and re-sawed some Poplar I bought for my next project (drawer boxes). I now have 1/4"+ veneer to go around 1/2" poplar.
These are even wilder but I figured if I put them opposite each other the strain will even out. The huge benefit of this is that I have automatic 1/2" tenons and a cut 'dado' without getting out the router or dado blades! The only visible poplar will be at the bottom of the head and foot board, 6" off the ground. I'll probably stain the poplar anyway.
Sitting on the assembly table after glue-up.
Problem solved.