Down side to using large planks for project
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Hello,
I am very new to the woodworking world. I was lucky enough to get my hands on some larger logs of Red Cedar. 26″ in diameter and about 44″ long. I was thinking of making a chest from solid planks something around the following dimensions. There is a local sawmill that would plank the logs in 1″ thickness for me.
20″ deep X 20″ tall X 40″ long
I have a few questions for this forum.
What should I expect as a set back using solid planks that measure 26″ wide X 1 ” thick x 44″ long?
Is this a poor use of such planks?
What hardware would you suggest? I was thinking bronze
Should I go thicker on the planks to prevent any warping?
Below is a link of an example I was thinking of but in solid planks instead of multiple pieces per side.
I am posting this chest as an example. I found it on the internet and I am not the one who created this. If this website is not allowed to be shared I apologize in advance.
https://www.lumberjocks.com/projects/403041
Thank you for any insight and being that its Christmas Eve here I would like to wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy and Healthy Holiday.
Jim
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Thicker panels won't prevent warping. They'll just make the chest heavier. If you want to make the panels look like a single piece, I think you'd be better off having veneer made and gluing that to a substrate of plywood or MDF. Make sure to veneer both the inside and outside.
Cool. There is such a thing as a six board chest that might also work well (unless you are set on the style shown above). By having sides, front, and back with grain all in the same direction you would be ok. The bottom and grain movement would need some consideration.
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