Hi, I saw a poste similar to this one but not enough that I was worried about taking over the OP's thread.
I am making a laminated hard maple top 60" in length. I know that if I want 60" I should rough cut for longer and trim for size to take splitting and cracks in the end into account.
this is a hand tool only project, so I don't really expect to deal with issues such as snipe from a power planer.
if I need an end product of 60" how long should I initially cut the board?
Thanks for the help!