David Love wrote: > Wouldn't that then create some problem in terms of the stresses in the panel > if you put a finish on one side, dry the panel down and then glue the ribs > onto a somewhat warped board? > > David Love Stresses, yes, problems, highly unlikely. An RC&S board with an absolute minimum internal compression is most likely stressed more by forcing the roughly cylindrically formed assembly onto a flat rasten in the front treble and bass tail. Functionally, I'd call it a non event. The stresses are small, and the spruce will comply. Ron N
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