door panel shrinkage

[cip]

I recently stained a set of raised panel maple doors in my shop which is not air conditioned. After installation in an air conditioned home the center panels shrank to revel an unstained edge around the panel. Any suggestions on how to resolve this problem in future work.

Mike

[cabnet636]

use a q tip and restain it, unfortuantly we have to move the panel a bit during staining as it is all good and tight when new and it does not take a lot of wood movement to cause it

[gc3]

http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_bas...ned_Lines.html

[cip]

Thanks James but I have already fixed the problem, I was looking for a way to stop the problem in future jobs

Mike

[cip]

Gene: Good article, thanks, I read it before and it doesn't have any real answers to correct the issue.
Mike

[cabnet636]

26 years and i have made, and purchased doors from all the best suppliers, have yet to find a perfect cure (its wood) let us know what you find !!

there are a plenty wanting this !!

[srwtlc]

As stated in that article, cope and stick cutters that have the inside edge eased (slight roundover), aid in drawing the stain in further. Space balls to allow the movement to be equalized. Pre-stain the panel edges and then put them together (yeah, it's a pain, but....).

[cip]

Thanks for the input guys. I have done lots of door in my life but this is the first time I've had this problem. I buy my doors so I don't have a lot of control over the manufacturing process.

I guess there is no hard and fast answer but I will keep looking.

Maybe I'll try a dehumidifier in the shop to shrink the doors before staining.

Mike

[gerryv]

Hi Scott,
The name suggests the purpose for sure but could you expand a bit on the space balls please? What kind of supply house would carry them?
Thanks much,
Gerry

[cabnet636]

http://www.spaceballs.com/