Good info BUT a Mesquite provider in Smithville claims that Mesquite is very stable and will not move more than 2%. Other woods may be more of a problem depending on their expansion/contraction rate.
Epoxy inlay on desk top
Mar 25, 2009
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Absolutely true; Mesquite is one of the most dimensionally stable woods you can find. The radial vs. tangential ratio of expansion is almost one-to-one; radial expansion is no more than 2.3 percent and tangential is no more than 2.6.
That is confirmed by Hoadly's book as well as an article or two in FWW. Apparently mesquite is a rare wood with Tangential to radial shrinkage nearly equal.
I missed the point of your post...
** whoosh! **Right by me!
Robert
I missed the point of your post...
** whoosh! **Right by me!
Robert
If the OP uses a less dimensionally stable wood for his desk top to inlay epoxy he may not have as desirable of results as those that inlay epoxy in Mesquite.
Gotcha that time.
And couldn't agree more.
Robert
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