Roger McGhee
04-30-2016, 7:30 AM
Hello everyone,
I've been lurking a while, trying to absorb as much as possible.
I'm getting everything together to build a kitchen pantry for the DW that will closely match the existing cabinets in the kitchen.
My raised panels doors will be made from 3/4" red oak, and the door panels will be 11-1/2" wide (allowing for expansion into the stiles).
So, I purchased the oak locally at a great lumber yard that also offers quarter sawn lumber but wasn't up to speed and got the flat sawn boards.
I'm worried about cupping on the wide door panels, and I'm pretty sure I can't go back and get 12" wide quarter sawn specimens (I'd be happy to if they were available)
I'm considering ripping the boards I have now (12" wide) into 4" strips and alternating the grain on glue up, although this seems to be a point of contention amongst the various articles and posts I've been reading.
The 12" wide boards I have now clearly have the "heart" of the trunk in the center, so I can see where cupping might be a problem.
My Sketchup drawing is located on my Google drive, HERE (https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BxmiwOM6llNjR2Z3XzFjQ3FFNms).
I've attached some photos of the existing cabinetry and would appreciate any thoughts you folks might have.
Roger336650336651
I've been lurking a while, trying to absorb as much as possible.
I'm getting everything together to build a kitchen pantry for the DW that will closely match the existing cabinets in the kitchen.
My raised panels doors will be made from 3/4" red oak, and the door panels will be 11-1/2" wide (allowing for expansion into the stiles).
So, I purchased the oak locally at a great lumber yard that also offers quarter sawn lumber but wasn't up to speed and got the flat sawn boards.
I'm worried about cupping on the wide door panels, and I'm pretty sure I can't go back and get 12" wide quarter sawn specimens (I'd be happy to if they were available)
I'm considering ripping the boards I have now (12" wide) into 4" strips and alternating the grain on glue up, although this seems to be a point of contention amongst the various articles and posts I've been reading.
The 12" wide boards I have now clearly have the "heart" of the trunk in the center, so I can see where cupping might be a problem.
My Sketchup drawing is located on my Google drive, HERE (https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BxmiwOM6llNjR2Z3XzFjQ3FFNms).
I've attached some photos of the existing cabinetry and would appreciate any thoughts you folks might have.
Roger336650336651