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So, I've got a 2x8x8 that I just bought from the lumber store a week ago. I've already glued two of these together with relative success. They make the rails for my new pine workbench. This is the last glue step for me, so I'm really looking forward to getting it done. From here on out, it's all mortise and tenon work, which I'm really looking forward to.
Anyway, I get the third piece out to do some planing in prep for glue up, and I realize it won't lay flat on my bench. Awkward. It's bowed upward in the middle by about a half an inch.
I finished the top of my workbench months ago, so it's fully functional on two metal sawhorses, which is nice.
The mating board is not bowed, so I expect there to be quite a bit of bow in the final rail if I use this board. I'm not sure if that will be a problem or not.
Is there an easy or recommended way to approach this problem, or should I just go buy another board? They're pretty cheap, but it's hard to find a board that long without some kind of defect at a lumber yard.
Clamps while planing, maybe?
Anyway, I get the third piece out to do some planing in prep for glue up, and I realize it won't lay flat on my bench. Awkward. It's bowed upward in the middle by about a half an inch.
I finished the top of my workbench months ago, so it's fully functional on two metal sawhorses, which is nice.
The mating board is not bowed, so I expect there to be quite a bit of bow in the final rail if I use this board. I'm not sure if that will be a problem or not.
Is there an easy or recommended way to approach this problem, or should I just go buy another board? They're pretty cheap, but it's hard to find a board that long without some kind of defect at a lumber yard.
Clamps while planing, maybe?