Hey folks!
I'm getting ready to start building the Wood Whisperer Guild gaming dining table. Youtube video summary here.
I've watched all the project videos and read through all the notes. It's all solid wood (cherry in this case) except for the 3 top panels which are plywood veneered with shopmade cheer. He never mentions using solid wood for these panels and only ever talks about sheet material for them. Doesn't give any reasons as to why or what changes/gotchas you may need to make or look out for if you use solid wood instead. I can guess at the reasons that he uses sheet material but I'd rather hear your thoughts before saying any more there.
I plan to make the table out of walnut and want to use solid walnut for the top panels if possible. My questions:
1. Any reason I can't or shouldn't use solid walnut for these panels?
2. If I do make them out of solid walnut, anything I should make sure and do or not do (to avoid much movement/buckling or other issues)?
3. Should I domino and glue up 2 or 3 narrower pieces to make up the width of each panel? Or can I use 1 solid piece for each of the panels (~ 22" wide x 30" long)?
I think those are all the questions I have at the moment.