James C
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I was reading an article on the popular woodworking magazine website that talks about how to calculate the shift in wood due to seasons.
http://www.popularwoodworking.com/video/tricks-video/how-to-calculate-wood-shrinkage-and-expansion
It involves knowing the width of a board, the change in moisture levels over a year and the "dimensional change coefficient" of the wood species. Which is derived from the chart below.
I know that some people here love maths and was wondering if it possible to be this accurate predicting wood movement?
http://www.popularwoodworking.com/video/tricks-video/how-to-calculate-wood-shrinkage-and-expansion
It involves knowing the width of a board, the change in moisture levels over a year and the "dimensional change coefficient" of the wood species. Which is derived from the chart below.
![Wood Expansion.png Wood Expansion.png](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/ukworkshop/data/attach/7/7746-Wood-Expansion.png)
I know that some people here love maths and was wondering if it possible to be this accurate predicting wood movement?