Hello,

I've built a cabinet where the two sides are solid wood and the top,
bottom and back are plywood. After I glued up the cabinet, I went to a
friend's house and saw a cabinet which I had made for him last summer.
The wood had moved around quite a bit, and I'd like to avoid the same
situation with the new one. One idea I had was to make a vertical cut
through each of the glued up panels, to allow for expansion. This is
how the maker of an antique highboy that we own handled the problem.
Seems as though the width of the kerf would be sufficient to allow for
seasonal movement. What do you think of inserting a piece of softwood
(pine) into the cutout? If I do use some insert, should I glue it, or
not? Next time, it's all ply for me.


Regards,

Curt Blood