"Swingman" wrote:

That's mighty cheap red oak. How's it sawn and what's the moisture content?
If you don't know the answer to that, you might want to proceed with caution
on your plans to use solid wood side panels.

The oak is from 200 year old trees(ring count) and was salvaged from
huge beams in a 100 year old barn. The guy I get it from resaws the
stuff after he salvages it. After 100 years hanging it's dry. Very
beautiful wood. I've made a few small things and no problem so far
but was wondering about something this size.