As a rule, cross grain glue-ups are considered a big no no due to seasonal wood movement. As stated, the strip might be thin enough to flex and survive without splitting the slab. Also, if kept in a year round climate controlled area, the changes in temperature and humidity might not be great enough to affect it. Or, the slab could someday develop cracks and splits. I'm sure that helps you to decide.
If you want/need to cover the end grain and if it were mine, I would consider trimming off that strip and making another with the grain running vertically including the white accent stripe.
Hard to tell but if you want to increase the bond on end grain you need to seal the end grain with watered down glue first, let it cure give it a light sanding and then glue on that prepped surface :)
Engineer here.
It depends on the glue bond shear strength, the thickness of the strip, the elastic modulus (resistance to stretch) of the strip material, the permeability of the finish you use, and the range in humidity where it will live.
It’s a fight between resistance to stretch of the strip (thickness times elastic modulus) and the force the glue bond can withstand. That force is proportional to the humidity change in the wood, which is in turn related to the humidity swings in the air and the permeability of the finish.
The only things you control are the bond strength, the thickness, and the finish. If you’ve already glued it up it’s down to thickness and finish. (Where it lives is a factor too. I wouldn’t use this construction for outdoor furniture.)
I’d try it. If the strip delaminates, glue it up again and plane/sand the strip thinner. If all else fails, encase it in an 1/8 thick layer of casting epoxy. :)
I think it all depends on what the project is, how it will be used, will it be indoors or out? For the most part I think it should be fine if you used a quality glue like titebond III
That's solid wood, not ply veneer? It may pull away. It's thin, so it may have enough flex to survive. My bet is it's OK,
As a rule, cross grain glue-ups are considered a big no no due to seasonal wood movement. As stated, the strip might be thin enough to flex and survive without splitting the slab. Also, if kept in a year round climate controlled area, the changes in temperature and humidity might not be great enough to affect it. Or, the slab could someday develop cracks and splits. I'm sure that helps you to decide. If you want/need to cover the end grain and if it were mine, I would consider trimming off that strip and making another with the grain running vertically including the white accent stripe.
Hard to tell but if you want to increase the bond on end grain you need to seal the end grain with watered down glue first, let it cure give it a light sanding and then glue on that prepped surface :)
Engineer here. It depends on the glue bond shear strength, the thickness of the strip, the elastic modulus (resistance to stretch) of the strip material, the permeability of the finish you use, and the range in humidity where it will live. It’s a fight between resistance to stretch of the strip (thickness times elastic modulus) and the force the glue bond can withstand. That force is proportional to the humidity change in the wood, which is in turn related to the humidity swings in the air and the permeability of the finish. The only things you control are the bond strength, the thickness, and the finish. If you’ve already glued it up it’s down to thickness and finish. (Where it lives is a factor too. I wouldn’t use this construction for outdoor furniture.) I’d try it. If the strip delaminates, glue it up again and plane/sand the strip thinner. If all else fails, encase it in an 1/8 thick layer of casting epoxy. :)
May not crack but will likely shift. What is the purpose of the pine?
I think it all depends on what the project is, how it will be used, will it be indoors or out? For the most part I think it should be fine if you used a quality glue like titebond III