<HTML><HEAD> <META charset=UTF-8 http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charse= t=utf-8"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1276" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #fffff= f"> <DIV> <DIV>In a message dated 2/3/2004 6:45:48 AM Pacific Standard Time, mfarrel2@= tampabay.rr.com writes:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue = 2px solid"> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=3>And then there is MDF. But doesn't that sag= over time? And boy, it sure is heavy.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3></FONT><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=3>How did you get the whole core assembly fla= t?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3></FONT><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV></BLOCKQUOT= E></DIV> <DIV>MDF is not allow in my shop for anything other than an example of what = not to do.  Yes, it sags, look at all the computer desks built out of t= his stuff.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Flattening the core is my next step.  The pieces were originally t= hickness planed, however, I will need to go over the entire assembly with a = planer, and will end up with a slightly thinner core than I had originally p= laned on, but with 4 layers of veneer, it will still be adequately thick.</D= IV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>It is a big job. I just made my first real known screw up (as opposed t= o those made yet at the moment unknown).  I tried to glue up too many p= ieces in the final step, should have been patient and done this in two steps= .  The pressure required to close all the joints was too much for the e= nd piece and it broke.  Most of it was to be cut off anyway so maybe I = will get lucky and it won't matter.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT lang=0 face=Arial size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" PTSIZE="10"= >Andrew Remillard <BR>2417 Maple Ave<BR>Downers Grove, IL 60515<BR>ANRPiano.= com<BR>630-852-5058</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>