Soaking new cut board in water

[kis]

does anybody know if its true that if you soak the wood in the tub and it will become stronger?

im talking about fresh new wood from home depot.

[redrummorphius]

nope, sry i tried soaking for a day no action, but i,ve heard of steaming is this true?

[Longbord1]

im pretty sure ud just get som major warpage but if you don't have a press maybe the waprs by some strange supernatural reason may become concave and amber

[Loki440]

as discussed many times before on here, unless using marine grade plywood, that you can spicifically steam/water bend wood, then theres no point as you just damaging the wood itself, decreasing its longevity

so in other terms No

[weasel on fire]

loki is right, i soak my boards before i bend them but that is because it makes them more flexible, but i would not suggest it for a board you dont plan to bend

[righteous_jams]

what's the deal with those cut outs? never seen that before.

[cooterboy7]

a guy on here named ascention has a speed board with simliar cutouts

[ninefeet]

maybe with this cutout you don't need to "disassemble" (?) the hanger and the baseplate to mount the trucks ??

[bean-a-reano]

Also is that pine? I am guessing 3/4 thick. For a better board you might want to seek out your local cabinet supply place and get some 1/4 or 1/8 baltic birch. The stuff you got isn't great for building boards. If you get the birch you can laminate the plies and mold concave.

[danzas]

dude, I'd strongly suggest that you fully stress test that thing before you take it for a bomb, especially as it's pine from Home Depot. The last thing you want is to hear a cracking sound from one of the four weak points while at speed.
As for soaking it "run away from the bath tub". have you ever seen how unsealed pine reacts to water? it warps really easily and it absorbs a sh*t load, which means that the bond between the fibers is weakened a hell of a lot.
I recon the best route would be the fiberglass one.

[Wicked.Pissah]

that's going to break. there is no doubt in my mind. pine is very soft. home depot wood is generally full of defects. and the shape of those cutouts, unless reinforced with aluminum or steel plates, are structurally unsound, aka too small and weak.

soaking wood enlarges the grain and weakens the bonds between indivdual grains. this lets you bend more extreme curves, but does somewhat sacrifice tensile integrity.

i'd be reeeallly cautious about testing that thing before you ride it.

[FightingTheTide]

Also is that pine? I am guessing 3/4 thick. For a better board you might want to seek out your local cabinet supply place and get some 1/4 or 1/8 baltic birch. The stuff you got isn't great for building boards. If you get the birch you can laminate the plies and mold concave.

Get marine grade baltic birch if you can....cabinet grade birch has tons of small holes and pockets of air in the inner layers...all they care about is the outer layers since cabinets do not need to be structurally sound.

Nice shape...use it as a template for a new deck with some marine grade baltic birch (if you can find some in your area).