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Thread: Should I be concerned with laminating 3 pieces of Maple together?

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    Should I be concerned with laminating 3 pieces of Maple together?

    I'm planning to build a riser for my turntable that will allow the use of vibration isolation feet. My plan was to get 8/4 wood to make a riser frame approximately 2"x2" to mount the isolation feet to. I was digging at the Hardwood store and found a nice piece of flame Maple, but it's only 3/4" thick. There is enough material that I could laminate 3 pieces together to make my frame approximately 2" tall x 2.25" thick. This would give me the thickness I need to mount the feet, and allow me to cherry pick the best flame figure for the outside boards in view. Should I be concerned with this lamination of 3- 3/4" pieces warping? I would assume since it's all from the same board, any size change from temperature or humidity would be consistent between the boards. Any other issues to be concerned with?

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    No concerns. Been doing it for 65+ years. May wl be more stable than a solid piece.
    Jerry

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    No concerns at all. Do it all the time.

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    Thank you for the replies. I'll hopefully get the pieces rough cut and glued up yet this week.

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    Check the moisture content and/or acclimate it to in-service conditions before gluing it up.

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    great idea Kevin. Thank you.

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    I would acclimate, machine, acclimate,and check flatness again before glue up.
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