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Cutting boards and moisture checks
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FDM
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May 1, 2008
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Copyright informationCopyright Chartwell Communications, Inc. May 2008. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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Q: We are selling cutting boards out of edge-glued hard maple. We buy the panels and then cut them to size, shape them and so on. We complaints that some of the boards are developing cracks in pieces. What is going on? What adhesive should we be using? Would RF gluing help?
A: assume that the splitting is occurring at the glue line and not in the wood. A glue joint should be stronger than the wood itself, so this should not happen normally. The question is "Why is the glue line weaker than normal?" There are several issues that need to be addressed in order to answer this question.
First, the adhesive used must be somewhat water resistant. That is, the adhesive should be one that has a ...