Hi.
I'm going to be building a 2-4 x 6-8 door for my wine cellar. Inside will be around 55 degrees, outside around 70. I have a bunch of 6" x 3/4" Ipe leftover from my deck, as well as some large 2-2 1/2" thick redwood burl slabs.
I would like to do a shaker style two panel door, with the resulting door to be about 3 1/2" thick. I was thinking of gluing up some overlapping doors where the rails and stiles alternate so that they form large lap-like joints.
So going from the interior (inside the wine cellar) to the exterior...
Layer 1: Ipe, full height stiles, inset veneer ply panels
Layer 2: Western red cedar, full width rails, rigid foam panels
Layer 3: Red Oak, full height stiles, rigid foam panels
Layer 4: Western red cedar, full width rails, rigid foam panels
Layer 5: Ipe, full height stils, protruding redwood burl panels
I don't have a full shop, so I'll probably do some biscuit joints for each layer, but rely on the overlap of the layers for overall strength and stability.
I'm an amateur woodworker.
Questions...
1) Am I insane?
2) Will the door be too heavy?
3) Are there better choices for interior woods?
4) Is an oil finish a reasonable choice for a finish?
5) What other questions should I be asking?
Thanks,
Howie