Darl Bundren
12-18-2007, 8:33 PM
I am going to make some books for Christmas gifts, and I am thinking that I might saw some thin slices of oak and cedar and glue one of each of those together to make the covers, which would be like a two ply laminate (oak on the outside, cedar on the inside). The total thickness would be around 1/4" to 3/8" when I was finished. Two questions:
Will the different species of wood differ in terms of stability to where the covers would curl or cup? I am planning on using quartersawn white oak, which I think is fairly stable...
If I glue four plys together, would that improve stability? I am hoping to get a friend of mine to saw them on his bandsaw, and I trust that he could slice some veneer-thin slices.
I hope all of your holiday preparations are going well; I am behind as usual!
Will the different species of wood differ in terms of stability to where the covers would curl or cup? I am planning on using quartersawn white oak, which I think is fairly stable...
If I glue four plys together, would that improve stability? I am hoping to get a friend of mine to saw them on his bandsaw, and I trust that he could slice some veneer-thin slices.
I hope all of your holiday preparations are going well; I am behind as usual!