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   hotwheels | Mar 08, 2006 01:30am | #1

   Guess my question stumped the experts....

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   JohnWW | Mar 08, 2006 02:03am | #2

   We're still thinking about it.

   John White

    

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   BossCrunk | Mar 08, 2006 03:49pm | #3

   Put a dot or two of glue (plain yellow carpenter's glue) in the middle of the stiles and rails. 

   Don't glue them all the way around, even it they are plywood. 

   
   

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   Edited 3/8/2006 7:49 am ET by BossCrunk

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   hotwheels | Mar 08, 2006 05:33pm | #4

   If the panel is plywood, then is this the usual way to assemble a piece? And, if the panel is hardwood, then this is not done because of wood movement issues?
   Thanks

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   BossCrunk | Mar 09, 2006 02:15am | #5

   In essence, yes.  No glue for solid wood panels and a dot or two for plywood panels.

   Edited 3/16/2006 8:03 pm ET by BossCrunk

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   MBerger | Mar 09, 2006 08:21pm | #6

   BossCrunk's explaination of the assembly process is the same advice that I would give. A few spots of glue for plywood panels to prevent them from sliding around inside the frame, and no glue for hardwood panels, which need the flexibility to shrink and expand. (One caveat to this is you can put a few spots of glue in the center of the end-grain edge of a solid-wood panel, as long as the board can still expand in both directions.) If you made a tight fitting groove, then glue really isn't required in either case.

   Matt BergerFine Woodworking

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   GaryW | Mar 09, 2006 08:31pm | #7

   And then, of course, there are "space balls." No, not the Mel Brooks movie, but these:  http://www.blackbridgeonline.com/.Gary W

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   chuckh | Mar 11, 2006 12:57am | #8

   That's the first time I've ever seen that animation for "space balls".  That's almost obscene :)

    

    

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   GaryW | Mar 11, 2006 02:41am | #9

   That's the French for you.Gary W

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   hotwheels | Mar 11, 2006 08:10am | #10

   Thanks for the help. I cut the 1/4" maple ply panels a little snug, then used a touch of yellow glue in the grooves as suggested. It made the panels work as desired, but I did not feel comfortable with the oveall feel of the 1/4" ply, so I will go to 1/2" Ply next time and rabbet the ply to fit in a groove and flush with the back of the 3/4" face frames. I used a Leigh FMT to make M&T joints for the rails and stiles and that worked fine and it was time efficient. But, for me, the 1/4" ply panels just felt too light and so I think I will try another technique. Maybe I will give solid panels a try next. Thanks for the help.One thing I am learning is that there is more than one way to solve most of the issues that come up in construction. I live out in the country and so it is less easy to get an answer to some of the questions that are basic to others but greek to me. So, there is some value in an ask the experts forum.