"HerHusband" wrote in message

Assuming you are the guy who has posted here before using that handle, and
not a troll ... although it is hard to tell from the below.

I like working with regular #2 pine

You got what you paid for ... one of the most dimensionally unstable woods
around.

Anyway, I'm curious why so many of my doors are warping weeks after they
have been installed?

See above and below.

Is it because I only applied finish to the outside, leaving the inside
unfinished?

Taking direct aim at your _other_ foot, by not finishing both sides you have
guaranteed instability with your choice of one of the most unstable
species/type of an inherently unstable medium.

Is pine just a poor choice for door frames?

That type of pine certainly is.

More importantly, is there anything I can do to get the doors to sit flat
now that they have warped?

Build new ones. As you've noted, one of the biggest mistakes a new
woodworker can make is spending his time working with cheap materials and
expecting it to last. Even some of us old codgers still fall into that trap.
DAMHIKT

Wood is an unstable medium at best. If you want lasting results, use
material, and joinery and finishing methods, that will give you a chance of
not wasting your time.

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