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    Default Advice needed regarding cupping on a piece of Spotted Gum.

    Have a great looking piece of Spotted Gum which was destined to be a box lid. Since being cut to size it has cupped 3.5 mm over a width of 210mm. Can this be redeemed and if so how. Any and all advice appreciated. Brian.

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    How was it stored? If you put it cupped side down in the sun (not that there is much sun today) it may flatten out again. Was the last cut a resaw or plane down to final thickness?

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    Timber will tend to cup away from whatever surface it's sitting on; a little bit of water on the cupped side can help as well, but you can send it too far the other way so it's a bit of a guessing game.

    At my old work we'd sometimes de-cup whole table tops by wetting the cupped side and leaving it on the ground over night.

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    Hi Alkahestic, the piece has been stored flat on shelf for about 5 months. It was cut from a longer length just a short while after I got it and was finish machined just needing a light sanding. The rest of the original length has been used without any problems. Thanks for the reply. Brian.

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    Hi Elanjacobs, Thanks for your reply, will try the water treatment and if no success will probably finish it life a firewood. Thanks again. Brian.

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