Is there an issue applying a solid cherry inlay from '1/16" deep, 1/4" wide, 2' long piece, across the grain on a 2' panel?
I was told rule of thumb is hardwood can expand 1/8" per 1'. On a 2 foot wide panel, does that mean the panel would expand and leave 1/8" at each end of the inlay or does the inlay get pulled with the expansion of the wood.
Specifics: I was considering an inlay like this on the top of a solid maple toybox I'm building for my son. Cherry would be ripped from a 1/16" by 6" by 4 foot piece.
Thanks in advance
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