Frame And Panel Door Glue Up

It also pays to finish solid wood pieces when expansion and contraction could reveal unfinished borders such as with a raised panel in a frame and panel assembly or the ship lapped cabinet back shown below with stain applied to the full width of their front faces an unfinished edge will never show as the boards swell and shrink across their widths.

Frame and panel door glue up. The back half of the door is inset while the front half is overlaid on the face frame. Does anybody have any instructions or ideas on how to make and glue up raised panel doors with mitered corners here are a few thoughts. Also when gluing the panel into the frame seal the end grain and make sure glue doesn t get onto the corners of the panels which would lock the panels in place not allowing movement and causing the panels to crack. Frames use 3 4 thick stock with 1 4 panels in various materials and veneers a general purpose saw blade will do the job although.

Frame and panel doors add class to any project but they don t have to add a lot of assembly time. The panels need to be able to move. Most often raised panel door frames are put together using a cope and stick joint. Panel rattle happens when changes in humidity cause a door panel to shrink down to loose fit in the panel groove.

Next install the panel 2. If you can it s preferable to pre finish the panels prior to installing in the frame. If you are planning to make raised panel doors with mitered corners a good place to start might be with asking yourself why. This cutter mills a quarter round profile on the front edge of the glued up and trimmed door and simultaneously creates a small rabbet on the back fig.

25 cabinet door 4 glue up. As you go make sure the outside edges of each joint are flush. This rabbet allows the door to sit into the cabinet face frame. A short film demonstrating gluing up a wooden frame by jamie ward furniture curriculum leader at warwickshrie college.

Space balls are 1 4 diameter rubber balls designed to be installed in the panel groove before glue up. First assemble one corner 1. You should never glue in a solid wood panel because of seasonal movement.