I'm making a workbench for my son in law out of black locust cut from a single tree, and I've got some questions about gluing up the top - three boards 2 /14 inches thick.
The wood is green; my moisture meter, which is reliable within broad limits, reads 20 percent - very wet. I wouldn't try working any other wood that wet, but black locust is pretty stable, and I'm thinking that once I get the base and top all cinched up, everything will dry more or less at the same rate, and maybe the worst that can happen is that I get some end-grain splitting on the top.
I'm thinking I might limit that risk if I paint the end grain and cover it with end caps. What think you?
Also, Titebond III seems the best bet for the glue-up, but would I do well to use splines cut from the same locust?