Hello Gary:
Of the many ways to build doors, I think you’d agree this is a common method: mortise and tenon rails and stiles, quarter inch groove in the rails and stiles, quarter inch plywood panel placed in the groove.. But what do you think of this method that is included in the plans I am using:
Mortise and tenon rails and stiles, quarter inch groove in the rails and stiles, and then a quarter-inch thick by about a half-inch wide piece of hardwood glued into the groove. Then the panel is glued onto the roughly quarter-inch wide wide piece of hardwood that emerges from the groove all the way around. That hardwood provides a nice moulding around the panel. It looks good, the glue up is a little difficult since you have to place a panel on top of the plywood panel to keep it in contact with the narrow hardwood strip — but will it last? I’d be interested to hear your thoughts and others. Thank oyu.
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Hi,
Just because you can do something, doesn't mean you should. It's supposed to be a time saver, I think, but as you describe ends up being fussy. I don't like it because it has so little gluing surface to hold that panel in place. I'm also not sure it looks so good on both faces.
What I thought you were going to describe was a groove in both panel and frame and a spline between them. That makes more sense to me. You can use something of a decorative nature for the spline, a different color hardwood for instance, and still get good strength in both the panel and frame.
Good luck with this.
Gary Rogowski
http://www.northwestwoodworking.com
thank you.
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