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Dennis Yamamoto
12-27-2015, 4:13 PM
I'm building shaker style cabinet doors using 1/4" thick stub tenons. The panels will be veneered with 1/32" thick veneer on both sides. What 3/16" substrate material do you recommend for the veneered panels? It would be nice if I could glue the panels so the doors will feel more solid.

I also plan to glue the veneer with Unibond 800. Opinions here would be appreciated too!


Thanks!

Dennis
Justin Ludwig
12-27-2015, 4:39 PM
MDF. Do you have a vacuum press?
Dennis Yamamoto
12-27-2015, 6:24 PM
MDF. Do you have a vacuum press?

Yes, I'm using a vacuum press.

I didn't realize there is 3/16" MDF. Anyone know where I can get it in the south San Francisco Bay Area?
Max Neu
12-27-2015, 7:15 PM
Use 1/4" and rabbet the back side so it fits into the rail/stile groove.
Jamie Buxton
12-27-2015, 7:22 PM
There is 5.2 mm plywood. That's often what you get if you look for quarter-inch hardwood-veneer plywood nowadays. 5.2 mm usually measures .18-.19" -- darn near 3/16". In the south Bay, go to MacBeath. A sheet of C4 maple costs about $30.
Michael Zerance
12-27-2015, 7:45 PM
You can get veneer-faced 1/4" panels with a MDF core for around $50 a sheet; it measures a true 1/4" and is used for the exact application you mention. Most cabinet supply houses carry it. I have only got it in maple but I am sure that you can get it in other common species.

Also, using Space Balls will create a solid door with no rattle without the risk and hassle of gluing the panel to the frame. They are cheap and easy to use.
Jeff Duncan
12-27-2015, 8:40 PM
Yup, buy yourself veneered mdf and save yourself a lot of work. Any decent supplier will have most all the domestics in stock and yes, you can glue the mdf panels in place. Finding 3/16" material....I wouldn't want to have to find it:(

good luck,
JeffD
Dennis Yamamoto
12-28-2015, 1:30 AM
There is 5.2 mm plywood. That's often what you get if you look for quarter-inch hardwood-veneer plywood nowadays. 5.2 mm usually measures .18-.19" -- darn near 3/16". In the south Bay, go to MacBeath. A sheet of C4 maple costs about $30.

Jamie,

I will check with MacBeath in San Jose tomorrow. Thanks!

Dennis
Justin Ludwig
12-28-2015, 8:24 AM
IF (and I wouldn't) I were to attempt to veneer both sides of MDF for doors, my raw MDF 1/4 sheets come 7/32 thick. I'd make up the needed gap with a shim in my cutter stack.

You should be able to find just about any sheet stock you need for the job.