Originally Posted by BrentD
looks mighty nice. What is the blonde wood and how do you deal with expansion and contraction in different woods and with grain running at 90 degrees in the border, relative to the center. Does the center float?


the wood is walnut and maple,both in the same family,similar expansion.
Its all glued up solid.
I made one similar,except it has a cherry border about 15-20 years ago,hasnt split yet,we'll see on this one
heres the older one
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Last edited by fluffy; 05/28/13.
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