October 31, 201213 yr As you know I'm building new cabinets for the kitchen. I built all 26 raised panel doors about 6 weeks ago and I just finished with all the upper cabinets and hung them Monday. Tuesday I started handing doors and today I was going to finish them up. I only had two cabinets to hang the doors on and ironically all four doors were the same size. When I went to hang the first door I noticed it was 1 inch too long. The width was right but somehow I mis-measurered the length. Guess what I get to do tomorrow? Yep, build four more doors. The scary part is that I have four doors that my wife can look at and figured out what I can build to fit them. Sigh.Ron Dudelston Site Administrator Above and Beyond WoodWorks
October 31, 201213 yr It's a shame you couldn't cut an inch out of the center, shortening them and add an accent stripe of contrasting wood. Or maybe do that on the top and bottom rails.www.thepatriotwoodworker.com Proud Supporter of Homes For Our Troops
November 1, 201213 yr Author It would only be a half an inch top and bottom but the rails and stiles are 1 3/4" and I was afraid it would look weird. I figure that by tomorrow night I'll be on the road to four new ones. I don't mind re-making them but the finish time is the killer.Mike Dillen said:It's a shame you couldn't cut an inch out of the center, shortening them and add an accent stripe of contrasting wood. Or maybe do that on the top and bottom rails.www.thepatriotwoodworker.com Proud Supporter of Homes For Our Troops
November 1, 201213 yr ron that sounds like something I would have donehttp://www.prchestnut.webs.com/
November 1, 201213 yr Save the panels and recut 'em. It'll work. DAMHIK!Gene'The true soldier fights not because he hates what is in front of him, but because he loves what is behind him.' G. K. Chesterton
November 1, 201213 yr Huummmm, I thought I was the only one doing things like that.The first of the green egg tables I built I forgot to cut the end pieces to finished length. How lucky could I have been that when I just squared them up I cut them all the same. I didn't realize I had not cut the to finished length till I laid the pieces to the top out and it wasn't wide enough. Had to make one more slat, adjust the size of all of them to give me equal pieces and the right amount of hang over. I recovered and no one till now knew it was my mistake.John MoodySite AdministratorJohn Moody Woodworkshttp://www.johnmoodywoodworks.com
November 1, 201213 yr Author The new doors are in the clamps. By this time tomorrow they'll have the first coat of finish on them.Ron DudelstonSite AdministratorAbove and Beyond WoodWorks
November 2, 201213 yr well at lest he didn't forget to put in a strum hollow I was already to glue the neck to the dulcimer box and realized I had for gotten to getting around to cut out a strum hollow. just what I need was another set back.http://www.prchestnut.webs.com/
November 2, 201213 yr Ron, That was fast !!! Now you can make yourself a nice tool cabinet... You already have four doors.  Larry Old Woodworking Machinery Forum Host Lucky you grabbed enough extra from John Moody's Stash !!!Ron Dudelston said: The new doors are in the clamps. By this time tomorrow they'll have the first coat of finish on them. Ron DudelstonSite AdministratorAbove and Beyond WoodWorks
November 2, 201213 yr I knew he came up with the extra lumber too fast! I am going to have to change the locks for sure now. Larry Buskirk said: Ron, That was fast !!! Now you can make yourself a nice tool cabinet... You already have four doors. Â Larry Old Woodworking Machinery Forum Host Lucky you grabbed enough extra from John Moody's Stash !!!Ron Dudelston said:
November 2, 201213 yr Hey Ron, how'd that new Router table work out!Ron Dudelston said:Too late John!Ron DudelstonSite AdministratorAbove and Beyond WoodWorksJohn MorrisThe Patriot WoodworkerProud Supporter of Wounded Warrior Project and Homes For Our Troops
November 3, 201213 yr Author It works gireat John. I don't know how I built anything without it. The Bosch router didn't hurt eitherRon DudelstonSite AdministratorAbove and Beyond WoodWorks
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