It takes all the fun out of it. No selection of material rely on chipboard. Oh well that¡¯s what it is.
I guess my point is with proper selection of solid materials and machining you can make flat doors.
I am hoping this winter to make ?an entrance door for my selfout of irokao .euro hybrid ?.
Mac,,
Designing and building for 50 years
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On Aug 18, 2024, at 3:07?PM, Andy via groups.io <andy.raynor08@...> wrote:
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I could put a meter on it and reject anything over the spec. My ridge beam was delivered with 7%¡. But I get the concern.?
On Sun, Aug 18, 2024 at 3:48?PM imranindiana via <imranindiana=
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Andy,
That is it, Timberstrand. I called the company and they told me MC as it leaves their factory but if you are buying from a store MC will depend upon storage conditions.
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Joe and Imran, I looked into Timberstrand LSLs. We used these for the headers in my shop.?
It does say doors and windows on it and that¡¯s what got me thinking about them.?
Mac the doors would be 45mm thick. Carbide cutters.?
I saw commercial stave cores for building doors at a large hardwood yard years ago. They have lift size stacks. This yard has since gone out of business. I suspect they are something a good supplier can bring for you.?
I¡¯ve heard LVLs are pretty high moisture content but I¡¯ve never tested. I¡¯ve seen commercial doors made with LVL core. That might have been special dried.?
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Andy,
LVL for stave core was at least a hot topic few yrs back when I looked into it. There should be a discussion here. There was one brand that was supposed to be the best option it was called timberxxxx? can¡¯t remember the actual name. If no one comes up with it and you are interested, I can try to find it.
The end result, for me, was that the MC is only guaranteed when you buy the full load from factor. Otherwise you are taking a chance. I decided to not go that route. I built a 2 1/4¡± thick door with 3-ply face glued cypress and it is doing fine. The other I found 60 yr old WRC and it is also doing great.
I also have been using Cetol. It is now sold by PPG under ProLuxe Door and window wood finish.
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Hi All,
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Looking at doing 5 exterior doors, relatively simple design with a mid rail and panels with a divider for the lower portion, glass and muntins on top. ?
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Having done stave core with cheaper wood species in the past, it's worked fine but I'm wondering about using LVLs in the build to speed things up.? I don't think the job is quite big enough to warrant outsourcing scantlings, or ordering prefab laminated rails.? Anyone have luck with this approach?? Any gotchas?
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Also on the finishing - what's your go to finish for wood exterior.? I've always used Sikkens Cetol, is there anything better on the market? ?
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Thanks All!
