Hi Matt
I have made 6 cupboard doors, 8 ft high and about 1’3″ wide, from commercial laminated pine. I had no control over the storage, as my client purchased the panels about a month before I was to start the job. I find that they each have a uniform slight twist, top to bottom. I am trying to remove the twist by clamping an opposite twist into the panels. Is there a trick to this? i.e. would wetting the wood help? I would greatly appreciate your advice
Edited 8/31/2008 3:04 am ET by dubdub
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Questions like yours always leave me a little weary because in my experience when wood moves the sad fact is that there's little that us humans can do to bring it back to flat.
Your case sounds especially tricky because it get the impression your panels are solid laminations rather than frame and panel, which would do much better in a situation like this at this size.
Here's one tricks you can try.
Mist the concave side of the panel lightly with water, then clamp the panels flat and place them in the sun dry side up. As the sun heats the board the sunny side will contract and the moist side will expand.
If you manage to get the panel back to flat, quickly stack and sticker them on a flat surface with a few cinder blocks or extremely heavy objects placed on top. Make sure air can circulate around all sides of each panel.
Good luck with it.
Matt
Thank you for the advice - I will try it.
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