Re: Raised panel door construction

[Micro*]

I masked the panels.

-- "Shut up and keep diggen" Jerry

I have always read that one should finish the panels in raised panel > doors before gluing up the rails and stiles. I am in the middle of a > few doors and have the panels finished. > > How do I finish the frame without getting stain and lacquer on the > panel? > > > [e-mail]

[Traves W. Coppock]

On Thu, 28 Aug 2003 02:26:02 GMT, [e-mail] (Mike) Crawled out of the shop and said. . .:

stain or dye them,,,not topcoat. this is to prevent glue squeezout from inhibiting the stain or dye from penetrating your panel. that said, i don't do it this way. i have yet to glue a panel to the inside of the frame. let er float, and she wont bust up your door. Traves

[Frank J. Vitale]

The masking works good. Be sure to use a good quality painters masking tape.

The reason for prefinishing the panel is to prevent unstained edges from showing if the wood shrinks in the winter when the humidity is low.