Tuesday, August 4, 2015

Wet wood warps

I bought a sheet of finger jointed rubber. It was delivered on the top of an auto. Just when it was reaching the club, there was a sudden downpour and the 12mm sheet got wet on one side. It started to warp almost immediately, convexity towards the wet side.

I cut the wood into two to ease carrying it. I placed the wet surface facing upwards and placed it on the floor with a lot of wood weighing it down. I hope this is reversible.

Wet finger jointed rubber on the ground to dry. The wet side was convex. 


1 comment:

  1. I have a sheet of 12mm finger jointed rubber wood that has also bowed without it being soaked in water. 19mm boards do not seem to bow that much. But I don't worry about it too much because when I assemble pieces it is possible to force the boards to be flat. There is more of a problem in cutting bowed sheets accurately but it can be done.

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