Mike,
I sure hope you never try to hang commercial 1 3/4 doors with hard
wood stiles with your method and hope to get them past the
inspector, architect, or owner.

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Keep the whole world singing. . . .
DanG


"Mike Marlow" wrote in message
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Buck Turgidson wrote:
I have some cheap beat-up luan doors in my house that I want
to
replace. I can buy the 6-panel pine slabs for about 1/2 the
cost of
pre-hung solid pine, and will probably go that route since the
existing door casing and frames are in perfect condition, and
the
underlying framing should support the extra weight.

I suspect that the edge will have to be trimmed by a 1/8 or
1/4, and
I know that the strike side of the door should be bevelled 3
to 5
degrees.


You should not have to bevel your edges. A door will open and
close just
fine with a square edge as long as there's enough margin between
the jam and
the door. I wouldn't lose any sleep trying to get a 5 degree
bevel if it
were me.
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-Mike-