bradpotts Posted November 15, 2016 Report Share Posted November 15, 2016 I am about to make a bunch of interior doors. I have seen where many people have used normal wood for the style and rails. I think that manufactures make the style and rails by gluing the faces of the boards together then putting a veneer over the edges. I am sure that they do this for wood movement. I was thinking of building them with the latter method but was wondering your guys' opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 15, 2016 Report Share Posted November 15, 2016 The most stable construction is stave core, I believe. Think edge grain cutting board, covered by a thick face veneer. You don't need to do anything to the edges in that construction, because they will be face grain. Typically you use softwood for the core - it is lighter, more stable, and cheaper. I guess you could use your face species for the outer staves, so the exposed edges and profiles will match your face species. I think you can even buy stave core already glued up, and cut to size and veneer yourself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradpotts Posted November 15, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 15, 2016 Awesome. Thanks Mike! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brendon_t Posted November 16, 2016 Report Share Posted November 16, 2016 If I did it again, that's exactly what I would be doing. Hollow core stave construction. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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