I'm working on a base cabinet for my tool chest. I decided to go 18" wide, so the 1x12 pine boards needed to be cut and glued up to get there.
I got the wind out of the first board for the to-be glued up panel and had a true face and edge. I then did the same thing to the next board but as it had some noticeable cupping, once I had my reference face and edge, it was a good 1/8" less thick than the first board. I went ahead and glued it up, but am wondering if this was the right approach.
Should both boards be thicknessed to that of the thinner of the two boards before glue up? Or since I just need one reference face, do it as I did and just clean up the glue line on one face and call it a day. The panel isn't of a consistent thickness, but will the joinery (dovetails) care?