i usally use the cutoff from mt back and make a strip from it so the material is the same as the back . Just my personal choice and have nnever had any problem with flat sawn "yet"
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| Author: | LaurieW [ Wed Feb 16, 2011 9:07 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Ever seen flatsawn maple for a backjoint reinforcing strip? |
Everything I have seen and used in the past has been spruce but I bought a few sets of pre-cut bracewood a few years ago (and just opened them - yeah, I don't build much!). The sets included an 1/8 x 1 x 18" piece of flatsawn maple for the back joint reinforcement. I could understand if it had the same grain orientation as a spruce strip, but I don't see the benefit of a flatsawn piece. Ever seen this or used it yourself? |
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| Author: | TonyFrancis [ Thu Feb 17, 2011 12:57 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Ever seen flatsawn maple for a backjoint reinforcing str |
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| Author: | WudWerkr [ Fri Feb 18, 2011 8:29 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Ever seen flatsawn maple for a backjoint reinforcing strip? |
i usally use the cutoff from mt back and make a strip from it so the material is the same as the back . Just my personal choice and have nnever had any problem with flat sawn "yet"
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| Author: | Bob Garrish [ Fri Feb 18, 2011 11:54 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Ever seen flatsawn maple for a backjoint reinforcing strip? |
The strips, if quartersawn, need to be perpendicular to the grain of the back to work well (lest the split with it during a bump). A flatsawn strip avoids that problem, and given its use and size there's no reason to prefer QS except for looks. |
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