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21 July 2023 at 12:43 pm
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Dear Jeff,
Looks nice.
Hope you don’t mind a thought on cupping too much. If it is caused by seasonal changes in humidity or by tension in the wood, then a batten running as a non-tapered sliding dovetail along a socket at the bottom of the top can be an alternative.
An 8 mm (5/16″) deep x 18 mm wide dovetail, bevelled at 1:4, resulting in 2 mm wide shoulders worked on the piece seen in the picture.
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