Hello,
someone suggested I back relieve the planks that will form the surface of the table I am building. I am unfamiliar with that process. How does it work and is it really effective?
My table top will be made of pine. The long grain runs toward the sides of the table. So all the wood movement will be on the long side. The surface will be 6 feet by 4 feet. The wood thickness is about 11/16 of an inch.
The surface will be joined with the frame of the table using Z clips (normally used for mirrors).
How does back relieving work?
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I've only seen that done on flooring and molding, where the point is to make sure the boards don't get high centered and rock. Where the boards can't move individually, as in a glued up table top, I'm not sure what purpose relieving would serve.
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