Panel drying and finishing

[Ron Nossaman]

> Let me elaborate a bit more.  If you put a finish on the rib side and then
> dry it down, the panel will bow slightly in the opposite direction from how
> you want the crown to be formed once you bend the panel over the ribs (it
> will shrink more on the bare side).  So would there be any ill effect from
> bending the panel back in the other direction when you are gluing the ribs
> on or anything strange about what will happen once the panel is allowed to
> take on moisture again?
> 
> David Love

If you're building RC&S, I'd not expect a penalty. If you're 
building CC, you're already shooting craps, so what's another 
random unknown?
Ron N