Next project is to make a new box for a mahjong set. The lid has original characters and we want to incorporate it into the new box but it’s so badly warped it basically destroyed the old lid.
Gentle disassembly left me with what I originally thought was a single panel
Further examination showed it to be two panels (approximately 3.5mm each)
I’ve managed to separate them and scraped most of the glue off
I am of course still left with a badly warped panel that I want to flatten.
I wonder of the initial warping was caused by only having two panels glued together and the surface tension lead to this issue? Separation has shown any reduction of the warping.
Any ideas how I might get round this? I was initially thinking of creating a sort of plywood by using a cross grain panel between the two existing and re gluing. Looking to keep the overall thickness to no more than 10mm if I can.