I have these cupped boards set aside for some boxes, 1/2 inch think, 4-6 inches wide. The’yre too thin to plane it out and I want to maintain grain pattern. Is it okay to rip them down the centre then joint those ripped edges at roughly 80 degrees and glue that up? Like looking at two shallow hills rather than flipping one and gluing that up?
Thanks for any help.
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It's worth a try. You could just work with the cup and make boxes with a little belly to them.
If I wasn't in a hurray, I'd try clamping them flat, with cauls in between, and see if they flatten. If they do, use them right away and they should stay flat.
This could work with a moderate bow, but not a severe one.
Depends on how much cupping. Stickers/cauls as mentioned, with the addition of wetting the concave side/clamp with opposing cups.
Clamp 'em up. Be prepared for misbehavior, tho.
I have taken smaller thin boards, wet them down and clamped them to a flat surface for a few days. This seems to take a "slight" bow out.
cup is different than a bow
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