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Cup Defect

Cup: A board that rocks
from edge to edge
when laid on one face.

Cup Defect

Solution: Rip a wide, cupped board into narrow flat sections, as shown in Photo B, below right. Rip each piece slightly wider than you need, then re-rip or joint the edges square to the face. You even can glue these sections back together to create a wide board.

Rip cupped boards with
the convex face against
the saw table. A scrap
clamped to the fence
guides the workpiece
and holds the portion
being cut flatly against
the table.

Transform mildly cupped lumber into flat, thinner boards. First, joint the concave face flat, then plane the other face parallel.

Continued on page 5: Twist Defect

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