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Unread 11-06-2016, 03:02 PM   #21
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Good points, all.
The original boxes are "finished" on the outside; stained and oil; but the inside is left in the white and rough-as cut.
Perhaps the cuts relieve enough internal stress that warping is reduced- almost like a honeycomb sturcture???

Thanks for the tip on the Formby's.
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