Im toying with the idea of making a table top out of some walnut i have. The idea for the top is to take about 4" squares about 3/4" thick and make a checkerboard pattern out of them by alternating the grain direction. then around the edge of the table top i would have long boards mitered in the corners. So my question is do i need to worry about wood expansion for the checkerboard pattern? and how would i go about planning for that?
Thanks
Andrew