Rob Blaustein
04-16-2006, 1:05 PM
I was dry fitting the top/bottom rails and two end stiles for a solid walnut faceframe for the vanity shown below and it occurred to me that if I scribe those two end stiles right up against the wall I may run into trouble down the line when the moisture content of the wood increases. It is currently 6-7% by my meter and it is likely to go up as conditions get more humid here. The stiles are 1 5/16" wide and an on-line calculator says that it could move up to 1/32" as the moisture content goes from 7% to 15%. The problem is more with the top of the stiles because of the way I've designed it--the top rail prevents any movement, but the bottom rail would allow the two stiles to move away from the wall. So if I do need to take movement into account, I see two options:
1. Allow some room between the walls and the stiles--maybe around 1/32" or so? Would that look ok?
2. Make the top rail like the bottom rail and have it go wall to wall.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
-Rob
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1. Allow some room between the walls and the stiles--maybe around 1/32" or so? Would that look ok?
2. Make the top rail like the bottom rail and have it go wall to wall.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
-Rob
36580