Paul Fitzgerald
01-08-2008, 11:58 PM
Hey ya'll! Skip to the end for the short version. :D
I bought the Box Joint Jig Kit found here: http://www.woodsmithstore.com/boxjoint.html, which is made of maple.
I went over to my hardwood dealer and picked up some hard maple. I didn't pay attention and got S2S, which was 13/16". Apparently, they only had curly maple and soft maple in 4/4 rough.
It was a little cupped and twisted, so I attempted to joint and plane it flat and square to 3/4". It came out surprisingly well considering how little I had to work with, but it cupped and twisted overnight. That really surprised me... I only took 1/32" off each face.
So back to the drawing board...
I've considered making the entire thing from MDF or plywood, but I kinda wanted to make it out of wood. Since my dealer doesn't have any rough hard maple, I'm trying to decide what else to use.
Long story short... I'm looking for something hard and stable that'll wear well over time. Price isn't too important since I don't need much. Ideas?
Thanks!
Paul
I bought the Box Joint Jig Kit found here: http://www.woodsmithstore.com/boxjoint.html, which is made of maple.
I went over to my hardwood dealer and picked up some hard maple. I didn't pay attention and got S2S, which was 13/16". Apparently, they only had curly maple and soft maple in 4/4 rough.
It was a little cupped and twisted, so I attempted to joint and plane it flat and square to 3/4". It came out surprisingly well considering how little I had to work with, but it cupped and twisted overnight. That really surprised me... I only took 1/32" off each face.
So back to the drawing board...
I've considered making the entire thing from MDF or plywood, but I kinda wanted to make it out of wood. Since my dealer doesn't have any rough hard maple, I'm trying to decide what else to use.
Long story short... I'm looking for something hard and stable that'll wear well over time. Price isn't too important since I don't need much. Ideas?
Thanks!
Paul