ACADEMY SERIES · EPISODE 38Wood
Why Does Wood Crack and Flooring Open Up?
If flooring opens up in winter, furniture joints separate and wood cracks, the cause is often dry air. We cover how wood exchanges moisture with the air, the problems in production, instruments and museums, and how the air is kept in balance.
Published: 9 November 2026Narration: Turkish and English2:18
In this video
- Wood constantly exchanges moisture with the air; in dry air it gives up moisture and shrinks.
- Wood cracks, flooring joints fail and furniture opens up.
- With too much humidity wood swells, warps and goes out of size.
- Tolerances, varnish and glue quality suffer in production; tuning and sound suffer in instruments.
- The answer is to keep the air in balance with a sensor and a humidifier.
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