Dick Snyder wrote:

Yes, I am planning two 4" rails top and middle and 6" on the bottom. I
am making a prototype out of cheap pine that I got at Home Depot that
behaved badly when I ripped it. That is why the comment. No offense
intended.

Oh - no offense taken. I wouldn't work with any wood that reacted when
ripped though, unless you were able to run it through again and end up with
a decent board. Perhaps that's what you experienced but just did not
elaborate on.

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-Mike-