Glass cross-lams in dainty knees?

[JimConlin]

I'm laminating some dainty knees for a dinghy. Maybe 6 x 1/8" ash, 3/4" wide.
They'll be screwed in place. I'm concerned about cross-grain strength under
the oval-head screws. Any reason not to include a lam or two of glass cloth
(or uni) near the ends ? Any other ideas?

[WFK]

If the pieces have a bunch of cross grain, I wouldn't think you be able to bend them without snapping. If they do take the bend then I doubt that any cross grain you would have would be an issue for your screws. Glue 'em up and go for it!

[Bruce Hooke]

If you're worried about the ends splitting when you screw them down then you could include one or two layers of wood in the laminate where the grain is running cross-wise (like plywood). Even one layer like that would greatly increase the resistance to splitting at the ends. I'd be inclinded to do this before I put 'glass cloth into the laminate both because I think it would be more effective and because I think there would be less potential for problems during the glue-up.