uglogirl Posted January 30, 2006 Report Share Posted January 30, 2006 Hi since I was finishing up my reanimated franken-caster I took a look at the wood I bought last summer thinking of building something from scratch. I was surprised to see that one of the two 1 7/8" maple body halves had warped... it has a bend across the grain of maybe 1/16" - 1/8" or so (need to measure). The other piece is still perfectly ok. I don't suppose that it can be "unwarped" ... would it be OK to have it thinned flat again, taking the convex and concave sides down to flat - then planing the other side to match? I'd have to take this to a wood shop to have it done as I have no power tools. It can go thinner with no problem... it had to be thinner anyway to end up with the right thickness after I would glue on the very figured mahogany top which is 3/8". Just mainly concerned that the piece is usable after warping? I probably won't start this for a while as it's a pretty ambitious project for me. thanks, Kiira Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hendrikjan Posted January 30, 2006 Report Share Posted January 30, 2006 Hi since I was finishing up my reanimated franken-caster I took a look at the wood I bought last summer thinking of building something from scratch. I was surprised to see that one of the two 1 7/8" maple body halves had warped... it has a bend across the grain of maybe 1/16" - 1/8" or so (need to measure). The other piece is still perfectly ok. I don't suppose that it can be "unwarped" ... would it be OK to have it thinned flat again, taking the convex and concave sides down to flat - then planing the other side to match? I'd have to take this to a wood shop to have it done as I have no power tools. It can go thinner with no problem... it had to be thinner anyway to end up with the right thickness after I would glue on the very figured mahogany top which is 3/8". Just mainly concerned that the piece is usable after warping? I probably won't start this for a while as it's a pretty ambitious project for me. thanks, Kiira woods work, unlike government employees... haha no.. what i am trying to say is that wood can do those warping things when it is drying. If you plane it flat after it is dry .. there should not be any problems Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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