Hello, this is my first post on sawmill creek and was hoping someone with stave core veneering experience could give me some advice.
The project is for 25" width counter tops.
My plan , glue up flat sawn poplar 6/4, veneer with 3/16" shop sawn (flat) cherry using original titebond pva , in vacuum bag.
Dimensional change for poplar = .0028
Dimensional change for cherry = .0024
Both species are currently 9% mc,
I am expecting these tops to shrink in width 1/4" by the end of heating season and mounted to cabinets accordingly. (3/8" drilled holes with fender washers)
reason for pva I'm thinking is so it can move, will UF glue be too stiff and cause cracking/ cupping?
Should I try to somehow dry the wood down to 6% and get it all glued up before it acclimates?
I don't want to use a super thin veneer on this project, or mdf substrate.
Any thoughts?