dchallender
Established Member
I'm just doing some drawings for a cupboard that eventually I will be building - the last welsh dresser I did took me 18mths!! :shock:
But i've been thinking about the doors - I was going to build these as standard rail and stile doors using a T&G router bit - very simple shaker design. However when you fit the inset panel do I have to leave a gap for expansion? and how big should it be compared to the expansion rate? as I was thinking of a pine / tulip wood frame 30mm think and then an MDF insert of 9mm - it will be painted (I can hide my mistakes then :lol: ) The reason for asking is that I have started to do some research on what this cupboard should look like and I have found people using all sorts of things to stop / reduce the movement of the inset panel by adding various things into the gap on the frame such as foam rubber, silicone, draught excluder, etc.
From what I can see they are using a compressible infill to reduce any excessive movement of the inset panel - is this normal though as I didn't think it was? :?
Any help greatly appreciated as always, I've promised myself that I will take photos of this one and get it on the forum
rgds
Darren
But i've been thinking about the doors - I was going to build these as standard rail and stile doors using a T&G router bit - very simple shaker design. However when you fit the inset panel do I have to leave a gap for expansion? and how big should it be compared to the expansion rate? as I was thinking of a pine / tulip wood frame 30mm think and then an MDF insert of 9mm - it will be painted (I can hide my mistakes then :lol: ) The reason for asking is that I have started to do some research on what this cupboard should look like and I have found people using all sorts of things to stop / reduce the movement of the inset panel by adding various things into the gap on the frame such as foam rubber, silicone, draught excluder, etc.
From what I can see they are using a compressible infill to reduce any excessive movement of the inset panel - is this normal though as I didn't think it was? :?
Any help greatly appreciated as always, I've promised myself that I will take photos of this one and get it on the forum
rgds
Darren