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Solid Wood

Furniture Essentials

As a rule of thumb, a board can expand about 1% from summer to winter. That means a 12-inch wide board can expand 1/8 inch in the summer and contract 1/8 inch in the winter.

In addition, any deviation from a true or plane surface is warp. The quick answer to why wood warps is simple: There’s a gain or loss of moisture content (water).Various degrees of warp have no effect on strength, but do limit usability. Types of warp include: bow, crook, cup and twist.