collinb Posted February 23, 2015 Report Share Posted February 23, 2015 My kitchen remodel has developed a kink. I had to build 6 doors and used plywood to do it. The wood is 1/2" thick & not the cheap stuff from Home Depot. On the face I glued down some oak strips for that shaker look. Four of the 6 have twisted. It happened in the Fall, before the cold and lower humidity came. I'm trying to figure out why so that in the Spring I can remedy the situation. (Probably -- I should just use a better grade of material.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwacker Posted February 23, 2015 Report Share Posted February 23, 2015 Don't use plywood for doors make cope and stick doors properly and you will have no problems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vyrolan Posted February 23, 2015 Report Share Posted February 23, 2015 If he's painting, wouldn't MDF be a better choice than plywood? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdwerker Posted February 23, 2015 Report Share Posted February 23, 2015 Imbalanced construction. When you add a layer to one side and not the other you are asking for trouble. Plywood always has an odd number of layers. If I make doors and cover them with laminate I laminate both sides. Like PB said a solid wood frame using cope and stick joinery will be much more stable. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
collinb Posted February 24, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 24, 2015 I get the point on not using plywood. The original cabinetry used a very high grade of plywood. The adaptations that I did to them did not result in any warping/twisting. Only the plywood that I got from the wood shops. Alas, I will pursue a Spring rebuild. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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