I have acquired about 500 BDFT of Kentucky Coffeetree. The widths are up to 14" with most 6" and up. This wood was cut, kiln dried then stickered and stored 25 years ago. The boards are very straight and there is no evidence of cupping at all. I have both 4/4 and 8/4 rough as well as a fair amount of FAS. Moisture is at 7%.
The question I have is - do I really need to rip to narrower widths then glue up? I was gong to rip to 3" then glue up 15" widths for the project I am working on. Using wider boards will reduce the number of glue joints and enhance the grain patterns. (I would rather have 1 joint than 4).