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Imagine a spider web with various strings to attach it into a corner of a room. Now cut off one string and it will change it’s shape. Cut another string, it will change again. The internal structure of wood is a bit more complex than a spider web and less flexible, but you have seen the result of cutting off fibres, which is the equivalent to cutting strings in the spider web.
Wood does relax over time and the reaction will be less dramatical, but it takes too long to wait for it. So, the best strategy is to rough cut wood to the final shape and only then start the fine work.
Planing usually has less effects than sawing, but that is, because usually, it takes of way less material.
Dieter