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   oldusty | Aug 29, 2007 03:59am | #1

        Whoa d ,

                 What type of door are we talking about here ?  A frame and panel with a raised panel or a solid slab of hardwood or is it plywood with an edge ?

       Is it wood or mdf or veneer ?

          If a frame and panel style,  made of solid stock the edge is typically created after assembly shaping or routing , hand planes or whatever .Any of the profiles you mentioned can be done this way .

                   dusty

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   dlb | Aug 29, 2007 03:52pm | #2

   Raised panel from poplar to be sprayed w/ lacquer.

   Have 2 requests: one w/ 1/8" cove on outside edge and one w/ finger pull edge.

   Thanks,

   dlb

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    The undisciplined life is not worth examining.

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   oldusty | Aug 29, 2007 05:47pm | #4

   d,

           After assembly is the time to detail these door edges . An 1/8" cove is not much and basically will leave 2 sharp edges and a teeny weeny bit of a cove , try a 1/4" cove run part way .

                  good  luck             dusty

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   Dave45 | Aug 29, 2007 04:42pm | #3

   I assemble my doors first, then do the edge treatment(s). 

   Doing the edges before assembly will be a real hassle unless you can get the edge details perfectly aligned - and keep them that way while they're in the clamps.

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   dlb | Aug 29, 2007 06:50pm | #5

   "Doing the edges before assembly will be a real hassle unless you can get the edge details perfectly aligned - and keep them that way while they're in the clamps"

   That is the main area of concern. I've made a sample and noticed that issue; hense, the question. I did not want to sound like I don't know what I am doing by stating your observations as I would expect to get a reply along the lines of, "Maybe you need to work on (1) making sure that your door is square" or (2) "Did you cut your rails and stiles correctly?"

   It is difficult to get the edging aligned perfectly when it is applied prior to assembly but it appears easier to apply  than after assembly.

   Thanks for the response,

   dlb

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    The undisciplined life is not worth examining.

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   saschafer | Aug 29, 2007 07:02pm | #6

   It's pretty standard practice to make your frame-and-panel doors a hair wide and a hair long, just to give you some wiggle room when it comes to final fitting.

   -Steve

    

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   dlb | Aug 29, 2007 09:03pm | #7

   I guess that I am way toooo tight and need to loosen up when it comes to measurements. I make my doors exactly the size I need but I can see your point and that would fall right in line w/ makeing sure that the edges are in perfect alignment. I do make my frame and panel insert doors ~1/8" larger for trimming reasons but the thought never crossed my mind for overlay doors. I'll take your advice to heart and give it a try. So, I will enlarge my doors, clamp them, trim to size and then apply edging.

   Thanks to all for the input,

   dlb

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   The undisciplined life is not worth examining.

   Edited 8/29/2007 3:11 pm ET by dlb

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   Dave45 | Aug 29, 2007 09:31pm | #8

   I actually make all my doors slightly oversize (~1/16"  or so) which lets me square them up  - and cut them to the final size - after they come out of the clamps