Tom Bain
03-10-2018, 3:38 PM
I had a total brain fart today and ended up putting a groove in the wrong side of the face frame for the built-in cabinet I'm currently working on. I had even conspicuously marked the good/face side to avoid this kind of mistake, but the best laid plans and all... Anyway the groove runs the length of one of the stiles, and I can't flip the frame and use the "back" because the two stiles are purposely different widths to account for a very wonky wall. Soooo, I figure I can either:
1) fill the groove with another piece, milled to fit the groove. Glue it in, plane/sand flush, etc. The cabinet is going to be painted, so not worried about grain match.
2) rip the stile off, mill up a new one, and re-assemble
I'm leaning toward option 2, as I'm worried that the repair ala option 1 is going to eventually telegraph through the painted finish.
Votes? Other Thoughts?
-Tom
1) fill the groove with another piece, milled to fit the groove. Glue it in, plane/sand flush, etc. The cabinet is going to be painted, so not worried about grain match.
2) rip the stile off, mill up a new one, and re-assemble
I'm leaning toward option 2, as I'm worried that the repair ala option 1 is going to eventually telegraph through the painted finish.
Votes? Other Thoughts?
-Tom