smorgasbord
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Our 20 year old dishwasher is on its last legs, so we just ordered a new one.
We're keeping with the Fisher-Paykel, since the drawers are just so convenient, and with the kids out of the house, it's just the two of us now, so each drawer being a half load is perfect.
Anyway, wife decided she wanted the fronts to be wood to match the cabinets I designed 20 years ago. So, I ordered the "integrated" version and now have to make and finish panels. Here's the Fisher-Paykel spec document:https://www.fisherpaykel.com/on/dem...et-DD24DTX6I1-DishDrawer-0-US-CA-90002174.pdf
My questions are:
Narra is the species I'm using. It's almost as stable as Teak, kind of like a Padauk. Slightly oily, holds up well (used it on my exterior doors and windows, too). I'm hoping that while there will be a lot of moisture released by the dishwasher that I can get away with solid wood. I know, it's wide.
My other option would be to bandsaw some veneer (Narra veneer not commercially available, AFAIK) and glue that onto some marine plywood or something. Ideas and suggestions here welcome. Panel can be max 13/16" thick so maybe get some ⅝" plywood and glue ⅛" thick solid wood to it? I do have a wide drum sander, so I could start thicker and sand down. Again, suggestions needed.
And since this is the finish group, I am also asking if I'm asking for trouble using Odie's Oil as the finish. I had used tung oil and then Sutherland Wells' tung oil varnish as finishes, and while those look great, they don't hold up in the kitchen over a couple of decades. I've been impressed with the little I've done with Odie's, especially seeing the water resistance on some knife handles recently. I'll almost certainly use Odie's for the exterior of the panels, but the interior side could even be polyurethane (which I'd have to buy). Can I get away with Odie's or do I really need the poly for water protection?
Thanks!
We're keeping with the Fisher-Paykel, since the drawers are just so convenient, and with the kids out of the house, it's just the two of us now, so each drawer being a half load is perfect.
Anyway, wife decided she wanted the fronts to be wood to match the cabinets I designed 20 years ago. So, I ordered the "integrated" version and now have to make and finish panels. Here's the Fisher-Paykel spec document:https://www.fisherpaykel.com/on/dem...et-DD24DTX6I1-DishDrawer-0-US-CA-90002174.pdf
My questions are:
Narra is the species I'm using. It's almost as stable as Teak, kind of like a Padauk. Slightly oily, holds up well (used it on my exterior doors and windows, too). I'm hoping that while there will be a lot of moisture released by the dishwasher that I can get away with solid wood. I know, it's wide.
My other option would be to bandsaw some veneer (Narra veneer not commercially available, AFAIK) and glue that onto some marine plywood or something. Ideas and suggestions here welcome. Panel can be max 13/16" thick so maybe get some ⅝" plywood and glue ⅛" thick solid wood to it? I do have a wide drum sander, so I could start thicker and sand down. Again, suggestions needed.
And since this is the finish group, I am also asking if I'm asking for trouble using Odie's Oil as the finish. I had used tung oil and then Sutherland Wells' tung oil varnish as finishes, and while those look great, they don't hold up in the kitchen over a couple of decades. I've been impressed with the little I've done with Odie's, especially seeing the water resistance on some knife handles recently. I'll almost certainly use Odie's for the exterior of the panels, but the interior side could even be polyurethane (which I'd have to buy). Can I get away with Odie's or do I really need the poly for water protection?
Thanks!
