So you built a table from one of those on line plans, maybe one with breadboard ends.  Six months later you are wondering “why did my table top shrink?”  Why is is cracking and splitting? What causes wood movement?

The biggest reason is what it was made with.  You see,  solid wood is like a big sponge.  In the winter, with central AC,  it drys out and shrinks.  In the humidity of summer, it soaks up moisture and swells.  Every kind of wood reacts a little differently.

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