Any hope for this door?

[rnt80]

I've been working on a whole house job for the last couple of months and I'm pretty close to being done.  I have to do the crown, toekick and light molding tomorrow.  Out of the 79  [scared] door/drawer fronts I installed there is one rather large one that is giving me trouble.  It is one of the doors for the pantry  and it bowed on me.  I didn't notice it until I was installing all the doors the other day.  The door is roughly 20" x 55".  Before I start making a new one I wanted to see if anyone has had a similar experience and came up with an alternative solution.  Is it worth pulling it off and setting it under cinder blocks for two weeks?

 

[Warrior]

Sorry Russ but you really cant do anything about the twisted door. there is no way to force the twist out of it. Order another one...hehe hey dont you know cabinet makers dont make doors? I usually make mine but I dont do that much cabinetry. I hate building boxes all day.

 

[Warrior]

one thought. I get at least one a day. [blink]

are those solid wood panels?

removable?

if so take out the panels and see if they are twisted. flip so the twist of the panel cancels out the twist in the door. Worth a shot.

 

[Rob-GB]

Can you just saw off the warped stile and Domino on a new one rather than remake the whole door?

It is a real pita when something like this happens, but, it is part of the joy of playing with wood for a living.

Let us know how you resolve it.

Rob.

 

[woodguy7]

I don't think you will manage to get the twist out.  I have tried it with a similar door by clamping it to a bench with opposite twist to see if it would settle straight but they always creep back to the original twist.

Sorry, Woodguy.

 

[Guy Ashley]

Hi

Once it has gone it has gone, the warping is the final position and you will spend more time and fuel going to and from a miffed customer trying to readjust/refit than just biting the bullet and replacing it.

If you explain that you as the craftsman are not happy with it and so you are going to replace it, that can only enhance your reputation with the customer for recommendations.

 

[Jonhilgen]

As a cabinetmaker that does not make his own doors (others are more proficient at it, allowing me to do other things I'm more proficient at) I would put in a warranty request and have it replaced at no charge... [tongue]

That being said, if memory serves I think Hafele offers a torsion bar that gets routed into a stile.  I could be wrong, but I don't have my Hafele book with me so I'm going off of my very spotty memory.

Jon

 

[WarnerConstCo.]

Did you try a bigger hammer? [big grin]

 

[rnt80]

Well, it looks like I'm rebuilding the door.  I installed a magnet catch yesterday for a temporary fix.  It at least pulls the door shut so the customers don't have to look at it until I get the new one in there.

 

[Notorious T.O.D.]

A couple of well place nails or screws will hold it flat and shut TOO... [big grin]

But then it ceases to be a door and more of a wall or side...

Oh Well !!  ... the old Peter Green / Fleetwood Mac song....

Best,
Todd

 

[jmbfestool]

So your making a completely new door?!?!?  Can you not use the panels again or something?!?!?  They might be flat? I dont know just seems a waist.

JMB

 

[rnt80]

The panels are just 1/4" plywood, not really worth the hassle of saving since they are already finished.

 

[Oldwood]

Did you glue the 1/4" panel in all around? The only time I did that on a kitchen I had to replace 3 doors because of warping! I treat them the same as solid now just glue in a small center section top and bottom. I do use foam cord to keep it centered though.

 

[Bill Barker]

Just read this and am curious on the outcome. I gave up long single doors years ago for this reason.
But a sawcut through the doors stiles and center rails side to side from the back horizontally and 3/4 through, then place face down on cement floor on some newspaper might help
Need 4hinges though
Cheers
bill

 

[illumicon1]

For doors that size you can use a piece of L-metal screwed vertically on the door. The L-metal can be painted to match the finish of the door.

 

[illumicon1]

To be clear, on the back side of the door. Also place one on the other door to match. No guarantee that the other door will not warp too. Usually 1/2" L-metal will work, no holes but predrill for the placement of the screws. Hope this helps.

 

[rnt80]

Sorry, I never updated on this.  I ended up installing a magnetic catch to keep it closed while I built a new one.  I installed the new door about two weeks later.  When I got the original door home, I'll be darned if the catch didn't pull the twist out of it  [embarassed].  Oh well, now I have a really big door sample for future customers....