rlblack Posted April 2, 2019 Report Share Posted April 2, 2019 i see online woodworkers glue stiles and rails for front door, so each stile or rail is two pieces face glued together. is that necessary? would quartersawn oak be stable enough at 2 1/2" thick to use solid? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom King Posted April 2, 2019 Report Share Posted April 2, 2019 I have only ever built new ones out of Mahogany, and did use full thickness for 1-3/4" thick doors. I've built some replicas of old ones, and replaced parts of other old ones, and never used anything but solid wood. Quartersawn White Oak would be a good choice, either old air dried, or very stable, properly kiln dried. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curlyoak Posted April 3, 2019 Report Share Posted April 3, 2019 If you live in a mildew prone area like I do in Florida, don't use white oak. The mildew will get under the finish due to the cell structure of the wood. I thought if I refinished it would be fine. I even tripled up on the top and bottom with varnish. Does not matter. It repeated. Sapele, an African mahogany, is what I replaced it with. No mildew issues... Doors need deep tenons. Or deep dominoes. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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