Sorry to ask such a newbie question... but I'm a newbie!
I have recently starting woodworking and am more commonly working with natural birch. I am purchasing birch in 9in wide (or so) by 3/4in thick by
Also once the wood is warped, is there any way to straighten it out again?
Thanks
Russell McGinnis
R Bruce Hoadley _ Understanding Wood _ is the second-best piece of reading material to put on your nightstand.
Buy it oversize, mill it to slightly oversize, let it rest for a day or two, then mill it to final size.
With a jointer and planer, or hand planes. However, if the wood is purchased at final thickness, you have nothing to remove, so you're kind of out of luck. Cutting the board to slightly wider and longer than the final size before flattening will require you to remove less thickness.
Barry
Hey Russel,
What method of storage are you using? Maybe stickering it during storage will help prevent some loss.
Might want to check out a few ww shops in your area, and see how they deal with wood storage, with regards to local climate ( humidity/temp) conditions.
Cheers,
Andy
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