I received this question in episode 4 of the Ask Brian Boggs Show: I assume you use wide boards for many of your projects. How do you prevent wide boards from warping? I realize selection is important, but are there any other ways to prevent warpage? There are many ways to prevent warping nevertheless selection […]
Wood Selection
Why I Don’t Have a Favorite Wood To Work With
For several years, I made post and rung chairs in the greenwood tradition, where the legs had some moisture content in them still from the tree. The stretchers were super dry. For that type of construction, the ideal combination is either red maple or sugar maple for the legs, and hickory for the stretchers. Either […]