i was trying to find more info on this. looking at how doors are fitted to cabinets, say, sideboards. some will have flush fitting doors (which means that if they shrink, there will be a gap between the door and the carcass) and some will have "liped" doors, with an overlap on the carcass. this covers the gap, so any shrinkage is less visible.
so what's what on that front ? i suppose the flush doors develloped because of non shrinking materials such as chip boards and mdf ?
does this mean that traditionally, the overlap is favoured ?
i just finished a sideboard in oak, which has flush doors (like most of my pieces so far, like a sideboard in pine) and i am just wondering if i shouldnt have had them liped, to keep the rustic flavour i was trying to give to it.
https://www.ukworkshop.co.uk/forums/view ... hp?t=25937
the pine sideaboard does look a little "untidy", because of that gap, but maybe that's how it's meant to be.
I looked into joyce's furniture making book, but couldnt find any background on this. i found something on dust proof doors, which was the thing in the days of sweeping floors, but long gone with the aparition of the vacuum cleaner. but nothing on flush or lipped fit.
so what's what on that front ? i suppose the flush doors develloped because of non shrinking materials such as chip boards and mdf ?
does this mean that traditionally, the overlap is favoured ?
i just finished a sideboard in oak, which has flush doors (like most of my pieces so far, like a sideboard in pine) and i am just wondering if i shouldnt have had them liped, to keep the rustic flavour i was trying to give to it.
https://www.ukworkshop.co.uk/forums/view ... hp?t=25937
the pine sideaboard does look a little "untidy", because of that gap, but maybe that's how it's meant to be.
I looked into joyce's furniture making book, but couldnt find any background on this. i found something on dust proof doors, which was the thing in the days of sweeping floors, but long gone with the aparition of the vacuum cleaner. but nothing on flush or lipped fit.
