I've made four batten or ledged doors and all four have twisted as shown below. They're between 0.75 and 1.0 inch at the corner. Some are out at the top side, some in.
I bought the wood in February, stored it in my garage until I built them this summer, then installed them (unfinished) this fall. I didn't notice anything off when I hung them, so I really think they warped after hanging. Why I hung them unfinished - never got around to it and didn't realize the harm..
So two questions of course are:
1) What did I do wrong? I have two more doors to make, and likely more in my life, I'd like to learn from my mistakes.
2) Any thoughts on fixing? The ledges and brace are screwed on, but I already plugged the screws. I could drill them out - a PITA, but possible. I was going to try laying them on the garage floor and weighing them down. I'm also considering rewetting them, but any guidance on how to not make this worse?
Also note - I did leave a 1/8 gap between the boards.