Warped wood.

[DeanJackson]

I have had wood in my (dry!) basement for 6 months. 5/4 QS White Oak. The last 24 hours have been humid and rainy, but dry for months before that. (Pittsburgh, PA, and winter makes it pretty darn dry here.)

I ripped the oak down the middle today, aiming to make 2/4 white oak after it was planed... and holy hell, did it bow out in the middle!

Wait and hope it improves, or hurry up and plane it before it gets worse?

[Josh the Grain Guy]

Dude, That sucks. I think at this point, if your wood was dried properly to start with, it is what it is. All you're doing now is releasing the presure of the grain. If it were me in your shoes i would keep moving forward and get everything uniform thickness while trying to keep it as proud as possible. Stack it and stick it on a flat surface and put some sand buckets or wieghts on top for a while. Maybe even wet it real good before you stack it. Make sure to use oak for your sticks so they dont leave marks that won't plane out.

Good luck my man and let us know how it all comes together.

[suiciedchild]

i really wouldn't expect that with quarter saw oak . I had the same thing happen to me yesterday , both pieces bowed away from each other. i think im going to try to plane some material off the other sides and let it sit for a little while.

[dwacker]

This has become a bigger and bigger problem over the years. All I can suggest is that you start buying closer to finished thickness. The problem stems from distributors drying wood at faster rates to increase production. You cant rush mother nature.

Don