How wide do you all cut the pieces for gluing up a cabinet door panel? I normally do 3 inches but curious what you do ?
Jack
How wide do you all cut the pieces for gluing up a cabinet door panel? I normally do 3 inches but curious what you do ?
Jack
Last edited by Jack Roberts; 03-14-2009 at 5:35 PM.
We have but one chance at every moment that passes by.
wide as possible, two board when possible, book matched if possible.
Ditto on the as wide as possible
I also try to keep the number of pieces in a panel glue-up to a minimum, bookmatched is ideal but more common these days is multiple pieces. When I have more than two I try to match up grain appearance as close as I can, maybe put a single narrower or wider board in the middle. I don't think there are any hard and fast rules on this, just whatever makes the most sense or pleases you the most. Good joinery is always important, afer that you can make yourself feel good about it!
"Because There Is Always More To Learn"
depends on the species I would say no more than 5" for glueups any larger than that and it becomes less stable, the larger the glueup the larger the width of stock usually for me
Ditto Peter et al on wide staves using kiln dried wood.
Usually slip matched here.
JR
as wide as possible. If I can use one board for each I will. I made a mahogany entertainment center about 16 years ago with the main door panels 18" wide. I had two 19" boards that were book matched and used them for the panels( one for each). Came out looking great and no problems.
Steve Jenkins, McKinney, TX. 469 742-9694
Always use the word "impossible" with extreme caution
just because home depot cabinets use panels glued up with 3" staves, doesn't mean that you have to or should!
The number of pieces has no bearing on wood movement. A one piece 12" wide panel will expand and contract the same as one made up of 4 3" wide boards. So that is a "non issue". Sometimes it is recommended that wide panels be made up narrow strips with every other strip "reversed" to help keep the panel flat. But since panels in doors are captured in frames which keeps them flat, this is also a "non issue". So the only really good reason to make door panels out of narrow strips would be if you had no wide pieces. So I am with the "as wide as possible" crowd. A one piece panel if possible or as few pieces as necessary to make up the needed width.
David DeCristoforo
Thank you all for your opinions, I think from now on I will use wider boards.
We have but one chance at every moment that passes by.
Last edited by Frank Drew; 03-16-2009 at 12:20 AM.