KubotainNH
Veteran Member
I like the 'twisted' one.
Me too.
I like the 'twisted' one.
I think the problem might have been differential expansion. Plywood is extremely stable, because of the perpendicular directions of the grain in the alternate layers. If the fibres in the checkerboard are all orientated the same way, the checkerboard will expand and contract. This leads to the warping.
Had you sandwiched the ply between two layers of checkerboard, the boards probably would have stayed flat. However, the glue might have been likely to fail in the long term.
Ken
I built a heavy duty 4/4 chess/checkerboard with walnut/maple long ago. Fun project and it turned out great. Wrapped it with Maple border and worried it would expand/contract such that the frame would fail. Nothing fancy other than the frame was detailed with a router to get it a little character. guess I was lucky that the wood was well stabilized prior to glue up because the frame held after years in use. I can't remember what even happened to it after a move. In a box somewhere with the chess pieces (store bought... I'm no whittler :laughingThat's the best answer I could come up with. It never changed shape once it warped though. I didn't want a thick checker board. I knew a 1/2 inch thick regular wood board wouldn't survive being dropped so the plywood was the solution.
What are you using to finish your 'kitchen' boards?I built cutting boards that "suffered" from the same problem. There's at least 3 of those boards that are 2 years old that are holding up fine. View attachment 532721
Do post or start a thread on this endeavor!I worked on building a metal roller. I scored some rollers and bearings at an auction. The plan is to hopefully straighten the 1/2x4 barstock that I’ve got lots of. View attachment 534983View attachment 534984View attachment 534985
Do post or start a thread on this endeavor!