| [GMCnet] Cabinets in Royale [message #142242] |
Sat, 03 September 2011 10:27  |
Gerald Work
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Registered: June 2010
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I am on travel and have not followed all of the thread on what to do to rebuild cabinets in a Royale so will start a new one. As I recall the person posting questioned why the solid wood panels were not glued together. In rail, stile and panel construction like that used for the doors in a Royale, the horizontal members (rails) are held to the vertical members (stiles) by a tongue and groove joint which normally is glued together. In production it is common to pin or staple the back side to reduce the time the part has to be left in the clamps. Since solid wood expands and contracts with normal seasonal changes in humidity, the panel is left to float in the groove. Never glue the panel in place or the assembly will bust itself apart the first time the humidity changes significantly. On my Royale the rail, stile and panel doors are properly made. The mortise and tenon joints that hold the face frames together are not. The glue was hastily applied and did not fully coat
the inside of the mortises allowing the tenons to pull loose under load. That is ease to fix by applying glue and clamping the joint back together.
Jerry Work
The Dovetail Joint
Http://jerrywork.com
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