Bob Gibson
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I'm making a hope chest for my daughter. In the past I have always used panels. She saw a picture of a chest made of single pieces of wide pine and fell in love with it.
Actually the wood she saw was cherry, but I cant afford cherry right now.
Need some advice:
I do have access to wide pine boards from 12" wide to 24" wide. These were cut 4 or 5 years ago and air dried in a warehouse.
I also have access to 1" antique barn board and floor boards ( 200+ years old).
Note: there is enough of both types of pine to get clear boards.
I'm concerned that the boards will cup over time and ruin the chest. I have heard that if you run several shallow kerfs lengthwise on the back side of the boards they will not cup???
Since my dovetail jig doesnt accommodate boards as wide as I need I may have to try and cut my own. Will dovetails keep the boards from cupping or will they cause it to crack under stress?
Would I be better off gluing up the panels instead of using a single wide board??
If I attempt to make my own dovetails can someone suggest an affordable saw?
I really don't want to screw this up so any help will be really appreciated.
Actually the wood she saw was cherry, but I cant afford cherry right now.
Need some advice:
I do have access to wide pine boards from 12" wide to 24" wide. These were cut 4 or 5 years ago and air dried in a warehouse.
I also have access to 1" antique barn board and floor boards ( 200+ years old).
Note: there is enough of both types of pine to get clear boards.
I'm concerned that the boards will cup over time and ruin the chest. I have heard that if you run several shallow kerfs lengthwise on the back side of the boards they will not cup???
Since my dovetail jig doesnt accommodate boards as wide as I need I may have to try and cut my own. Will dovetails keep the boards from cupping or will they cause it to crack under stress?
Would I be better off gluing up the panels instead of using a single wide board??
If I attempt to make my own dovetails can someone suggest an affordable saw?
I really don't want to screw this up so any help will be really appreciated.