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   terrylee86 | Mar 04, 2007 10:45pm | #1

   If you are considering building your interior doors with anything other than solid wood you might want to check out the following website (http://www.door.cc)  They are located in northern Ohio and they ship all over the country.  I built 20 interior doors out of walnut, cherry and oak solid stock and it was quite a job,  I couldn't imagine trying veneer and edge and machine the stiles and rails after all the time it would take to make up the stock.  You can buy the veneer you are talking about, but not in 1/8 or 1/16" dimensions.  You would have to resaw that.  You will need access to a wide belt sander or your time will be extended greatly.

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   bszydlo | Mar 04, 2007 10:50pm | #2

   Thanks for your help and the link. Is there a standard size for face veneers for interior doors or would commercially available veneers work?

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   terrylee86 | Mar 04, 2007 11:17pm | #5

   That is the point I was trying to make.  If you have to buy all your veneers, it might be cheeper to buy the doors.  There is no standard on veneer thickness, but most commercial products are quite thin (1/64 -1/128" ).  If I resawed them I would make them 1/8".

   Terry

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   EarlKelly | Mar 04, 2007 10:51pm | #3

   I just did 3 interior french doors in Maple veneer. I cut and taped the veneer to appear as rail and stile. Applied solid edging to the core before gluing up the faces. You may get some telegraphing from the trim with one layer, but it is a door and not furniture.

   Furniture...the Art of a FurnitureMaker
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   bszydlo | Mar 05, 2007 01:12am | #6

   What did you use for core? A friend of mine, who is very accomplished in veneer, suggested to stay away from stave core and use particle board for stability. I am curious what you used and what the finish thickness ended up being?
   Thanks again, Bill

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   EarlKelly | Mar 05, 2007 01:27am | #7

   2 of the doors were manufactured with a particle board core and luan skins. The one door I made was made up from 2 layers 1/2" and 1 layer 3/8" ply. with the 3/8" in the center. All three doors had large center glass.Furniture...the Art of a FurnitureMaker

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   brad805 | Mar 05, 2007 08:49pm | #9

   Another core I read that a lot use is 1 1/4" or 1 1/2" timberstrand board.  Great stability and straightness plus this will reduce the number of glue-ups when compared to mdf.  I also read of a manufacturer in New York that custom builds stiles and rails using core materials and veneers to your specs.

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   brad805 | Mar 04, 2007 11:07pm | #4

   Well I am only building 6, but after much research and discussing with members here and the woodweb I opted for the stave core.  I found some glulams at a very reasonable cost for the cores and am re-sawing cherry (6/4 and 8/4) veneer.  Since I had little experience with re-sawing veneer I started with 3/16" and am aiming for 1/8" when done.  I had some questions about re-sawing earlier and several members came out against the thickness for reasons I am sure you are aware.  I did find several manufacturers that use this thickness, and considering the equipment I am using it is not feasible in my mind to attempt thiner.  I found two very good articles on FWW discussing re-sawing and I did ruin a couple of pieces when I started, but have learned the errors in my ways.  After prepping the rails/stiles for the first trial door, I can honestly say re-sawing is not the biggest problem.  I can see some potential finishing issues with the veneer as I have found some checks in the stock after sawing. 

   Just my two cents.

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   jeanlou | Mar 05, 2007 03:52am | #8

   Bill

   You can resaw to any thickness that you want, but I would use standard commercial veneer. Sand carefully, and you will not go through the veneer. Doubling the veneer to give more thickness will not save you if you sand through, because you will still see the glue layer, which is not pretty.

   Some veneer mills have thicker veneers in certain species, cherry, for example. Phone around and you may be pleasingly surprised.

   Particle board is an excellent substrate, but heavy. You will need to hinge accordingly.  Enjoy your project.  JL