Plan is to add 1/2″ wide stringing to a solid walnut top. It will be in from the edge by 1/2″ and will run along all four sides. I would like to use a contrasting solid wood but my main concern is won’t seasonal movement of the top compress the stringing causing it to be proud of the top either with the grain or across it? Not sure if the correct term in banding or stringing. The top is 3′ x 4′. Thanks for all your advice.
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Possibly, but probably not by enough to worry about. Especially if you are in an area with fairly consistent indoor humidity. There are a few things you can do do hedge your bet.
1. Pick a wood with similar change coefficient. Sugar maple is close to walnut.
2. Use quarter sawn wood. It tends to be more stable.
3. Let all the wood sit in your shop for a couple of weeks to make certain it all starts at a similar moisture level.
4. Make certain your glue is evenly distributed.
At some point, wood will be wood. Wood moves.
Not to hijack... do you build "cross-grain' banding for the ends on the table, or just lay in the long grain. B7's mention of similar change triggered the Q.
1/2" wide but how thick?
Once everything is acclimated and thoroughly glued into place there should be no problems and as MJ said, keep grain orientation in mind. You can't expect a strip of stringing to stretch and shrink in length as the table moves throughout the seasons.
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