Vince Heuring wrote:
Not really. :-) It's a Herb Circle that SWMBO wants me to build. It's
an outdoor herb garden made with 12 slightly tapered 3' redwood 2x12
planks buried in a 12' circle flush with the ground. She found the
design in a gardening magazine.

The magazine article says, "To prevent cupping and warping score the
bottom of each plank with several 1/8" cuts using a circular saw."

My question is, does this really work?

Sure! And it decreases the friction when they slide against the
metal in the ground. Just remember to lap them to .0001. %-)

Dave in Fairfax
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