Regards a panel in a furniture piece, or as cabinet door, or whatever.
If I have
a hardwood panel in a frame, I do not glue in ther panel, so that
expansion due
to temperature or moisture will not crack the frame - right? Now
suppose I use
a (veneered) plywood panel instead of a hardwood panel - can I glue
the panel
in, or should I let it float? Thx, Gus
On Feb 2, 8:13 am, "gus" <[email protected]> wrote:
> Regards a panel in a furniture piece, or as cabinet door, or whatever.
> If I have
> a hardwood panel in a frame, I do not glue in ther panel, so that
> expansion due
> to temperature or moisture will not crack the frame - right? Now
> suppose I use
> a (veneered) plywood panel instead of a hardwood panel - can I glue
> the panel
> in, or should I let it float? Thx, Gus
I usually just put a bit of glue in the to and bottom middles of the
panels to keep them sort of centered. However, plywood is so stable
that you probably don't need any glue at all.
On Feb 2, 10:13 am, "gus" <[email protected]> wrote:
> Regards a panel in a furniture piece, or as cabinet door, or whatever.
> If I have
> a hardwood panel in a frame, I do not glue in ther panel, so that
> expansion due
> to temperature or moisture will not crack the frame - right? Now
> suppose I use
> a (veneered) plywood panel instead of a hardwood panel - can I glue
> the panel
> in, or should I let it float? Thx, Gus
Let it float if you can, because the ply expands/shrinks at a
different rate from the hardwood frame.
I did a framed cabinet door by gluing the ply into the rabbet inside
the hardwood frame. The result is that the door warped badly in
certain months every year (due to humidity/temperature changes) but
was straight the rest of the year.
"gus" wrote in message
> to temperature or moisture will not crack the frame - right?
Right ... no glue, except maybe a spot in the middle to keep it centered.
> Now suppose I use a (veneered) plywood panel instead of a hardwood
> panel - can I glue the panel in, or should I let it float?
With veneer on the proper substrate, or with a framed plywood panel, you may
do as above, or glue it in.
Your choice.
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[email protected] wrote:
> On Feb 2, 8:13 am, "gus" <[email protected]> wrote:
>> Regards a panel in a furniture piece, or as cabinet door, or
>> whatever. If I have
>> a hardwood panel in a frame, I do not glue in ther panel, so that
>> expansion due
>> to temperature or moisture will not crack the frame - right? Now
>> suppose I use
>> a (veneered) plywood panel instead of a hardwood panel - can I glue
>> the panel
>> in, or should I let it float? Thx, Gus
>
> I usually just put a bit of glue in the to and bottom middles of the
> panels to keep them sort of centered. However, plywood is so stable
> that you probably don't need any glue at all.
However, plywood isn't the only thing that expands/contracts. They should
fit well and not be glued on more than one edge.