Ken Fitzgerald
02-28-2016, 1:37 PM
Last year we had a kitchen bump out done with a complete remodel, new appliances and all the windows in our house replaced. I took on the finish carpentry portion after the contractor and subcontractors were finished. Due to some travel this fall and guests over the holidays, I am down to one 8' by 4' window in our living room that needs interior trim.
Friday afternoon, after edge jointing I ripped one 10' by 10" of 4/4 red oak to 2 3/4" strips for the casing. I would have face jointed it first but my jointer is only 8" wide. Each time I noticed that as I got near the end of the 10' piece while ripping, the other end was closing back together after leaving the splitter on my tablesaw. So, after ripping each piece, I ran the freshly sawn edge over the jointer before ripping the next piece trying to insure I had a straight edge for a reference against the fence.
It was late, my wife is out of town and I was going out for supper so I left the pieces sitting over night on my outfeed table.
Yesterday morning I walked into the shop to find that all 3 pieces that I had ripped were horribly warped. Warped so badly, that I didn't have enough extra width to try to edge joint and recut to width.
I have noticed that Tommy Mac often rough cuts things to size and leaves the parts stickered over night before finish cutting things. This is the first time I have had this kind of an issue.
I buy my hardwood at a supplier in Moscow, ID some 30 miles north of here and 2,000' higher in elevation. They receive a little more moisture than us so most often I will bring stuff into the shop and let it acclimate for a couple weeks before I try milling it. This oak had been in my shop since late August so acclimation shouldn't have been an issue.
Hardwoods are relatively expensive locally as there isn't much of it nearby. This was an expensive lesson to learn.
I see a trip to Moscow tomorrow.
Friday afternoon, after edge jointing I ripped one 10' by 10" of 4/4 red oak to 2 3/4" strips for the casing. I would have face jointed it first but my jointer is only 8" wide. Each time I noticed that as I got near the end of the 10' piece while ripping, the other end was closing back together after leaving the splitter on my tablesaw. So, after ripping each piece, I ran the freshly sawn edge over the jointer before ripping the next piece trying to insure I had a straight edge for a reference against the fence.
It was late, my wife is out of town and I was going out for supper so I left the pieces sitting over night on my outfeed table.
Yesterday morning I walked into the shop to find that all 3 pieces that I had ripped were horribly warped. Warped so badly, that I didn't have enough extra width to try to edge joint and recut to width.
I have noticed that Tommy Mac often rough cuts things to size and leaves the parts stickered over night before finish cutting things. This is the first time I have had this kind of an issue.
I buy my hardwood at a supplier in Moscow, ID some 30 miles north of here and 2,000' higher in elevation. They receive a little more moisture than us so most often I will bring stuff into the shop and let it acclimate for a couple weeks before I try milling it. This oak had been in my shop since late August so acclimation shouldn't have been an issue.
Hardwoods are relatively expensive locally as there isn't much of it nearby. This was an expensive lesson to learn.
I see a trip to Moscow tomorrow.