Wood is Splitting, Help!

I don’t really follow what you are saying. Are you gluing edges, cross grain or something?

Are you allowing the wood to acclimate to your shop some before you begin working it

exactly what is a “standard grade”?

I love reading questions I cant answer!

-- http://www.furnituremann.ca/

I,v had a bit of experience with drying lumber. Are you buying green lumber to start with?. furniture grade I would take down to 6% before maching it that was fairly safe but all endgrain should be sealed because that is where the moisture comes in,the cells of the wood are alligned that way. hope this helps. jim

-- jim nevada

I used to own a factory and we made unfinished furniture and shipped it all over the place. Built in south Alabama, very humid, and shiped to places like arizona with virtually no moisture in the air. Eastern white pine and Oak.
Splitting was a problem, but we found that if we treated the ends with something like Thompsons Water Seal, the majority of the problems went away. Used prior to final sanding. Worked well on our finished furniture as well.
You might try this and see if it works for you.

can ya show us a picture?

-- Carving

I would appreciate some pictures of the carcus and the construction techniques. Are their any cross grain glueing. Pleaqse show us.

-- What happens in the workshop stays in the workshop. No wait that doesn't sound right. Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †