Hopefully the final question of my esteemed friends on this site for this project. Still plugging along on the movable butcher block kitchen island for my daughter. Top is finished except for the oiling. And...I started wondering about wood movement. The top is edge grain maple and each strip is 1-1/4" by 1-1/4". As it is on edge, do I need to be overly concerned about expansion of the wood? 

Thanks for any input you may have!

Gary

 

 

not really.

 

you don't have any cross grain construction, all the grain is going the same direction.

Edited January 20, 20197 yr by DAB

13 minutes ago, DAB said:

not really.

 

you don't have any cross grain construction, all the grain is going the same direction.

+1

Thank you gentlemen. I thought as much but there is nothing like expert confirmation!!

I'm sure Dab would agree...we're not experts. Just somewhat experienced. 

Glad to help.

As long as the butcher block top is not tightly captured by some sort of surrounding frame, you should be just fine.

On 1/22/2019 at 10:10 AM, PostalTom said:

As long as the butcher block top is not tightly captured by some sort of surrounding frame, you should be just fine.

It will expand and contract across the grain but not along the grain (in length).

On 1/22/2019 at 7:34 AM, Gene Howe said:

I'm sure Dab would agree...we're not experts. Just somewhat experienced. 

Glad to help.

um....i just got here, all i know is what i learned in school, and i got lots of Bs.  

 

the only claim i have is that i've likely made more, and more expensive mistakes than someone who just started making sawdust last week.  made a nice one yesterday.  had to start all over from zero.  but....but i have some really pretty scraps!

http://www.leevalley.com/us/newsletters/Woodworking/3176/Article1.htm

 

Wood Moves, Get Over It.pdf

11 hours ago, DAB said:

 all i know is what i learned in school, and i got lots of Bs.  

Now was it B's or was it BS? Generally somewhat of a difference.

10 hours ago, Grandpadave52 said:

Now was it B's or was it BS? Generally somewhat of a difference.

Solid B student here. 

6 hours ago, DAB said:

Solid B student here. 

Which by today's standard is equivalent to A++ and would qualify for a PhD

passed every class i ever took.  a few with a D, but as long as you don't get too many of those, they let you graduate.

 

PhD?  pass.  see no point in spending 3-7 years studying something minuscule and irrelevant, just to get a sheet of paper on the wall that says "he stuck with it".

 

the world needs more generous and kind people than it needs more educated meanies.

Ooops,  I just found out that wood movement is a myth.   Here I've misunderstood Chinese furniture that cracks. raised panels that are unfinished around the edges, and breadboard ends that don't line up.   

 

Where do these idiots come from?   

Abraham Lincoln once said, "You can't believe everything you see on YouTube."

 

1 hour ago, kmealy said:

Abraham Lincoln once said, "You can't believe everything you see on YouTube."

but, but, YouTube is on the internet...it couldn't be on the internet if it wasn't so.

Edited January 31, 20197 yr by Grandpadave52
typo

Yeah, i get the wood contraction; especially in the winter.   DOH!

30 seconds was too much time spent on that...

On 1/31/2019 at 5:59 PM, Stick486 said:

30 seconds was too much time spent on that...

I didn't get that far.

John