I have to build 4 doors for a closet that are 105" x 22" x 1.5". The person I'm building it for already purchased 1/2" mdf and poplar.
The idea is to build them like a torsion box, meaning gluing 1/2" strips as wide or as narrow as it's ideal in the middle of the two panels of 1/2 mdf thus producing the final thickness of 1.5".
I don't personally own a vacuum and I know putting the doors inside one would help make straighter doors than clamping. My only resort as of now is to do the latter and kind of hope for the best, but of course, I also know this could be recipe for disaster if something goes wrong.
I am planning to use heavy cauls and sandwich the doors between them and let them to dry (after gluing the strips as I mentioned)
Am I working like a total rookie by doing this? Something here tells me that I could be wrong but also that I only need to try, press them with weight and cauls on a straight surface, put just enough glue and really hope for the best.
My worst fear is getting bowed panels that won't really work as doors that are this tall.
Thank you all for your suggestions