Been playing around with cutting boards. I don't need anymore furniture, but the boards keep me busy and I've been gifting them to family and closer friends. Last two boards I'm having some issues. The 1/4' slats are recessed slightly. I realize that the wood will expand and contract along the length. Unfortunately to get the color combinations I desire I have to mix end grain and edge or face grain. As I'm a bit of a hack when it comes to terminology, the end grain is the end, why I call edge is the 8/4 side and face is across the top
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I assume the wood absorbs moisture during the glue ups. Those slats really bow when I roll it on. How much time should I give the boards to dry before sanding. I'm thinking those thin slats are shrinking for awhile and maybe I should wait more than 24 hours
Does the oil cause the wood to swell. The cherry and walnut that are forty five degreed together are end grain and soak up the oil. The yellow heart is edge. The larger boards the walnut slats are edge the smaller board one set is edge the other face. I haven't been paying attention so could it be the oil thats causing the end grain pieces to swell. Once I sand and route I go right to the oil.
The other boards are pretty good, only the yellow heart is on edge
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