Another possibility (but would take a rebuild I assume) is to let the
slats float in the frame with enough slot depth to accept the
expansion. The frame is long grain in the width direction and
shouldn't really change. I suppose your gate must be swelling at the
center and it will probably tear the miters apart given time anyway,
unless the slats can float. Pretty basic frame and panel now that I
think of it.

On Jul 27, 1:27*pm, jtpr wrote:
I just finished building an outdoor shower using 1x6 Meranti and Cedar
posts. *Link he

http://jtpryan.smugmug.com/photos/59...9_acMNx-X3.jpg

Anyway, I had a rather tight tolerence on the door but I figured lets
see if it is OK. *Sure enough, after a monsoon the door swelled shut.
While it was still in it's swelled state I removed the end piece where
it shuts and cut it back 1/2". *This left me a good 3/8" of clearance
and while my mitres didn't look as good, all was well.

A week goes by and we get another monsoon. *Bingo, the door has
swelled beyond the clearance again, this time just in the middle. * I
had left a hacksaw blade width between each of the boards when I built
it, which I was told was about right for movement in this kind of
wood.

Anybody have any clever ideas on how to fix this? *The dimensions on
that door are roughly 5' x 27"

Jim