[Woodworkers] A really woodworking question

[cindersfella via Woodworkers]

     I would look at using a 50mm x 15mm  frame and 2.5mm Masonite or 
3mm MDF board on both sides,works very well and is light and easily 
finished.



On 21/07/2016 3:32 PM, Dave Howerton via Woodworkers wrote:
> A 54" door isn't too big of a problem if the stock is milled 
> correctly. I built several for the Priest Lake cabinet job I did 
> several years ago that turned out pretty well. But, they were cope & 
> stick type doors not nearly as heavy as one made form MDF...
>
> And as for using MDF, I don't think I would recommend that for job 
> either. Your right that it's a lot of weight.....
>
> Two pennies worth,
> Big Dave
>
>
> On Wednesday, July 20, 2016 4:03 PM, Dave Heitstuman via Woodworkers 
> <woodworkers at lists.sawdusters.org> wrote:
>
>
> Our office assistant is trying to help her BF fix up his kitchen in an 
> older house.  There is a cupboard with an opening that is 24 & 1/8” by 
> 54 & 3/4” that she wants to put doors on.  Apparently it had ¾” 
> plywood doors that were not even close to being flat and closing properly.
> She has asked me what my thoughts about a variety of things and all I 
> keep seeing is that 54” is one tall cabinet door and I can’t get past 
> that.
> She wants to use a decorative butt style hinge to hang them.  She 
> found a company that makes MDF doors today but they are only 5/8” 
> thick and she can’t find a hinge that works for that.  I played with 
> some MDF several years ago and was not overly impressed.  I’m thinking 
> that the doors will be too heavy for those little hinges and the 
> screws are not going to hold.
> Am I over thinking this?
> She keeps asking me to build them and I keep saying “stand in line”.  
> I really don’t have time and I don’t care much for the BF so I’d 
> rather not build them.  Course I’m not sure how I would anyway.
> 2Dave
> /"professional putzer"/
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