The Woodshop Shed
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adventures in woodworking and home maintenance, from my shop in an oversized backyard shed
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Water Warps Wood Opposite from What You May Think
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 Water causes wood to swell, so most people think that wetting one side and not the other will cause the wetted side to bow that is, increase in width so the center is higher than the edges. If the wood is thin enough, this will be the case initially. But the overall swelling or shrinking after many wettings and dryings out, no matter the thickness of the wood, will […]The post Water Warps Wood Opposite from What You May Think appeared first on Popular Woodworking Magazine.
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posted at: 12:00am on 26-Jan-2016
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Water Warps Wood Opposite from What You May Think
Furnished content.
Water causes wood to swell, so most people think that wetting one side and not the other will cause the wetted side to bow that is, increase in width so the center is higher than the edges. If the wood is thin enough, this will be the case initially. But the overall swelling or shrinking after many wettings and dryings out, no matter the thickness of the wood, will […]The post Water Warps Wood Opposite from What You May Think appeared first on Popular Woodworking Magazine.
Read more here
posted at: 12:00am on 26-Jan-2016
path: /Woodworking | permalink | edit (requires password)
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