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Are inset cabinet doors really that tough? -- current FWW
Is it really that tough to make and install an inset cabinet door?
Granted, I've not yet done any inset cab doors, just overlay. Yet, I am puzzled by the detailed article in the current FWW (176) on how to install an inset cab door. It looks more like "How to fix a bad inset cab door situation". The author starts out saying, "As with any door fitting, the process is easiest if the door and the opening are reasonably square and free of twist to start with." That makes sense, even to me. He goes on to say, "I build the doors just a hair (no more than 1/32 in.) larger than the case opening." Considering that he wants a finished 1/32" gap all around, that means he builds a door 3/32" too large and works down from there. For those of you w/o the mag, the 6-page article and photos show him using a TS sled to trim the bottom of a cab door at a very slight angle to fix for square w/ the opening, using shims to determine how much needs to be trimmed for size, and then trimming the other sides with a jointer and TS for fit. (BTW, did you ever think that maybe Formica started out as a shim company and one day someone said, "Hey, y'know if we made this stuff in large sheets maybe we could sell it for countertops."?) Considering that the author says that he has hung "hundreds of inset cabinet doors" and that his article is in FWW, I figure there may be something to his methods. Yet, he seems quite clearly to be saying that he cannot build a "square" cab opening and door. OTOH, that seems like a heck of an admission. OTOH, I can imagine that even a small out-of-square on the door or cab can make the gaps uneven -- and the key is the gaps. Is it really this tough? Is this why most cabs have overlay doors? Is it really good SOP to construct panel doors oversized? What about a double-door cab? I may have to rethink my new kitchen plans. Either that or start getting in shape for lots of running up and down the stairs from the kitchen to the basement shop. Comments solicited. TIA. -- Igor |
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