Mike Langford
09-01-2010, 7:06 PM
I've heard it said that the only stupid questions are the un-asked ones....but this is probably gonna be some pretty stupid asked ones....:o
Over the years I've built several bookcases and face frames, but never gave much thought to the wood movement of the edging applied to plywood shelves or on face frames applied to plywood.
I ripped four strips roughly 1"x1"x6' from a 1"x4"x6' piece of poplar...
I'm edging all around plywood to make lids for two toy boxes and was wondering which way to turn the edging!? (see pics) (I will also be routing a table top profile in the edging)
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Should I....(here come the stupid question(s) ;))
Place the edging as in pic#1? (original edge of board facing up)
OR....
Place the edging as in pic#2? (original edge facing out)
I lean toward doing it as in pic#2...but I just can't get my head around the wood movement part....Which way will the edging move????:confused: or does it really matter?
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Over the years I've built several bookcases and face frames, but never gave much thought to the wood movement of the edging applied to plywood shelves or on face frames applied to plywood.
I ripped four strips roughly 1"x1"x6' from a 1"x4"x6' piece of poplar...
I'm edging all around plywood to make lids for two toy boxes and was wondering which way to turn the edging!? (see pics) (I will also be routing a table top profile in the edging)
160127
160125
160126
Should I....(here come the stupid question(s) ;))
Place the edging as in pic#1? (original edge of board facing up)
OR....
Place the edging as in pic#2? (original edge facing out)
I lean toward doing it as in pic#2...but I just can't get my head around the wood movement part....Which way will the edging move????:confused: or does it really matter?
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