grain match in glue up?

[engineerone]

well what can i say richard, i almost am happy not to have read your final bits ;D

it is really useful to take this overall view, and were i in commercial production then obviously it would be of more import,
but to know where to look is valuable.

i knew there was a good reason for sticking with small pieces ;D
certainly in terms of what i make from solid

what i will have learnt is that my hand skill have improved, planing, and hand joint cutting, with more accuracy and a better look. so if i have also learnt about wood movement, then i am really lots better off.

must say that cherry is more of a bugger than i thought it would be, and i do wonder whether it is an irritant wood??

slainte richard

paul

[Sgian Dubh]

Makes me wonder if I'm not better off just sticking with veneered MDF!

Ooh, I wouldn't say that. Trees and wood are fascinating subjects. They're worth getting to know if you like working in wood. Hell, even the ancients had to deal with deforestation, so nothing new there. The Roman Empire expanded so far in part because of its desperate search for fuel and building material, ie, wood. Mainland Great Britain had only about 15% of forested land as far back as 1066.

Timber technology is a conduit into both human and world historical events. Slainte.