Another way to flatten plywood?
I'm building a cabinet for under the extension wing of my TS and one of my pieces of plywood has a pretty good bow in it diagonally from corner to corner. The piece is 27"x30" and is an interior partition separating the router area from the storage area.
Upon dry fitting the cabinet together I noticed that it throws the whole assembly a bit kittywhampus.
A search of smc yielded a method of soaking the convex side with water to get it to expand. I may try this tonight.
Is there a way to get this panel flatter? I thought of making some kerfs in it to relieve the stresses. Has anyone done this or have another suggestion?
Looks aren't a concern as this is an interior piece and the cabinet is for "go" not "show".
I would get a new piece of plywood.
Many projects get ruined because the builder want to save a few bucks or is determined to use a bad piece of wood 'just because'. Not spending any more money for plywood today may not seem like such a good idea tomorrow. If it throws your whole assembly out of whack, doors and drawers probably will not function properly. Any method you use to straighten it out is a gamble at best. I'm not saying it cant be done I'm just saying is the risk worth it?