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Solid Oak or Maple Laminate for kitchen cabinet doors
On 18 Apr 2004 09:07:33 -0700, (Roger Redford)
wrote:
Dear experts,
My latest project is refinishing the kitchen.
Does anyone know where I could buy a similar, solid wood,
edge glued laminate? But, made out of oak or maple?
I live in the Boston area.
Bad idea. There is a very good reason why frame and panel construction
is used (and had been used for centuries) for doors and other flat
surfaces. That is to prevent warping. Your laminated panels are
extremely likely to warp in no time, especially as you are in Boston
with large humidity swings.
Note that laminated panels are a lot easier to make than frame and
panel doors, and the old timers did not go to the trouble of making
mortised frames and panels just because they were prettier. As you
rightly note, flat panels can be very attractive.
Flat kitchen cabinet doors only started being used when stable
products such as plywood, particle board and MDF became available. So
if you want flat doors, I would suggest going for plywood with an
attractive figure.
I have used the laminated pine panels and they have, without
exception, all warped. I would not use them for doors.
Luigi
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