On 8/4/2011 3:04 PM, Swingman wrote:
On 8/4/2011 1:54 PM, Jack Stein wrote:
On 8/4/2011 11:42 AM, Swingman wrote:


Also, I like to keep my stock at a moisture content corresponding to the
RH of the region. It comes that way from the supplier, and stays that
way throughout fabrication. This causes fewer problems when acclimating
it to an interior installation in the region.

That makes sense except what if your stuff will be in air conditioned
home? If your shop is 100*° and humid, and the cabinets are installed in
72° dry, air conditioned house, then what?

You do what ANY knowledgeable woodworker should do ... you take into
account the dimensional instability of your project material when
deciding upon your joinery techniques for that particular project.

Amazing how that ALWAYS works, regardless of the regional climate,
indoor or outdoors ...

One of the first wood projects I made many years ago was a record
cabinet. The front was solid wood with one drawer and 3 fake drawers.
The fake drawers were really a hinged door that swung out to hold
records. I spent a good deal of time getting the spacing exact so the
inset drawer and door had like a 1/16th gap. Looked great until winter.
Winter came and the gap grew horrendously to over 1/2". I was amazed,
but figured it would close up in the summer... Nope, it never closed up.
I still have it, and still wonder why it shrunk but never swelled.
The wood was kiln dried and I built the sucker in dead summer with high
humidity. I still don't like making stuff in those conditions.

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