Deadeye
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I understand that wood expands/contracts across the grain rather than lengthways.
I'm building a chest and the panels in the side frames will float on 3 sides because of this.
However the lid design is three long boards as a panel and then two "capping" end pieces running perpendicular.
I was going to glue the three long boards into a single panel and then cut tenons to slot into the capping pieces. Is that the right thing to do? I'm worried that the lid may cup if I glue the tenons in?
I'm building a chest and the panels in the side frames will float on 3 sides because of this.
However the lid design is three long boards as a panel and then two "capping" end pieces running perpendicular.
I was going to glue the three long boards into a single panel and then cut tenons to slot into the capping pieces. Is that the right thing to do? I'm worried that the lid may cup if I glue the tenons in?