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RE: Picture Frame Part 2, Texture
If you need it to look like a showroom piece, sure, be super picky about your wood. If you want a sturdy useful desk, use what you have. The main problem is how much untwist you might get as the seasons change. I would use breadboard ends on the desktop. Post some pictures of the wood and maybe a sketch with dimensions. What tools do you have access to?
Desk wise I really just want to make a flat counter top like surface 24" x 80", legs wont be an issue, I'm just using cabinets as the base under it. I like the breadboard idea. I have access to just about any tool ... and this is the wood...
Here’s my suggestion:
Saw the twisted board diagonally in line with the axis of the twist. Square the sides. Put the straight board in the middle. Glue it up. Maybe use some splines. Plane the whole thing flat. Square the ends. Add the breadboard ends.
If it is so twisted that you cannot flatten both sides without losing too much thickness, or if you want extra rigidity, try gluieng cross pieces into grooves on the bottom then flatten those and rest them on your cabinets.
Wow! Cool ideas! Thanks so much! I’ll for sure let you know when I get the project started (:
So appreciative of the help!