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1. 
   JimV | Jul 06, 2007 05:02pm | #1

   Neil,

   I hope you stickered both sides of the warped board. It needs air flow on both sides if you hope to save it.

   Jim

   "There are two spiritual dangers in not owning a farm. One is the danger of supposing that breakfast comes from the grocery, and the other is that heat comes from the furnace." - Aldo Leopold
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   noviceneil | Jul 06, 2007 05:09pm | #3

   it's so warped that it's getting airflow anyway but I'll go ahead and sticker it...would it help to rewet it, then sticker it?

   Neil

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   KiddervilleAcres | Jul 06, 2007 05:24pm | #4

   Neil,

   I would vote for stickering it and either applying weight on top or strap it down if you can and leave it that way for a while.  I'd get another piece for the dresser unless you can wait for the cupped board to straighten out, which it may not complete.

   I've not had much luck wetting boards to straighten them.  Also this process could cause sticker staining which can create a whole new problem.

   Just my 2¢.

   Regards,Bob @ Kidderville Acres

    

   A Woodworkers mind should be the sharpest tool in the shop!

2. 
   oldusty | Jul 06, 2007 05:06pm | #2

   Hi Neil ,

                 About the only thing I can think to suggest is to turn the board the opposite side up and dampen that side .

       If you get lucky it may cause the board to move back the other direction , how much it will move is unpredictable .

          good         luck               dusty

3. 
   forestgirl | Jul 06, 2007 06:22pm | #5

   The side that was up and exposed to the rain absorbed extra moisture and expanded (basic idea), so you need to get it dried in relationship to the concave side of the board.  If it doesn't get flat by simply stickering it and letting it dry out, try laying the concave side down in the grass.  Weight, clamping, all that kind of force isn't the answer, IMHO.  It's a moisture imbalance problem.

   forestgirl -- you can take the girl out of the forest, but you can't take the forest out of the girl ;-) 
   
4. 
   oldusty | Jul 06, 2007 08:44pm | #6

      I don't know Neil , a curvaceous little dresser is starting to sound doable .

                                       dusty

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   noviceneil | Jul 06, 2007 10:33pm | #7

   Yeah, and I thought I was lightyears away from bending wood to

   create non linear furniture forms...look out David Marks!

   Thanks to everyone for their suggestions. Now to figure out which one to try(first).

   Neil

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   art | Jul 06, 2007 11:01pm | #8

   Do nothing, wait for it to stabilize.  Art

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   Rich14 | Jul 08, 2007 02:01am | #9

   art, Right. If it was stable before, the "extra" new moisture will leave if the board is properly left to dry again (stickered flat) , and it will return to its previous stable condition. But if it really wasn't stable to begin . . .