On 4/16/2015 6:45 PM, Lew Hodgett wrote:
Dick Snyder wrote:

I am planning to make some frame and panel doors for a project at
our
church. The doors will be painted. The doors will be tall (85"). I
haven't done much with poplar other than a cabinet and shelves that
needed to be painted. If I rip the stiles at 2" wide and 85" long
will
it spring apart or together like cheap pine does?
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Reduce your vertical panel sizes by adding horizontal rails.

I'd shoot for something 30" max or even less for 3 even 4 panels.

Lew



Adding more rails does not shorten 85" long stiles. The stiles are just
as likely to distort with or with out more than a top and bottom rail
and multiple panels.