Apply wood glue on the tenons and insert the legs back into the mortises. Rotate each leg to its original, marked position.

To see how cross lamination controls dimensional changes, let’s use the example of a veneered lumber panel. When there is an increase in moisture, an edge-glued lumber panel freely expands.

Structural composite lumber (SCL) – SCL is a family of wood products created by layering dried and graded wood veneers, strands, or flakes with moisture-resistant adhesive into blocks of ...

Buckling of wood structural panel sheathing such as plywood or oriented strand board (OSB) occasionally results when increased moisture conditions cause the wood to expand. Such buckling may occur ...

Dimensional lumber has two size categories for width and thickness: nominal size and actual size. Dimensional lumber is wood lumber cut to pre-defined, standard sizes. A two-by-four (2x4) is an ...

After large dimension lumber is cut at the mill, it slowly begins to lose moisture. The moisture loss is fastest at the outside surfaces and is slower on the interior of the wood.

In Western construction, dimensional wood lumber is by far the most widely used structural framing material for homes. Wood is a wonderful material for this purpose as it is strong, slightly ...

Dimensional changes due to moisture exchange in wood can lead to defects, such as warping, checking or splitting, that may compromise the performance of the wood piece or product.

This renders it into the workable lumber you expect to use, but causes a shrinkage of the wood that since it depends on variables such as moisture can not be accurately quantified.