Looking for tips from the woodworkers in the group. Slowly renovating our camp which is really just a very old (mid-50's) house trailer sitting on a very small lake lot. There's a sliding pocket door that separates the kitchen from the bathroom, the original one has a bad water stain and it's delaminating, not salvageble. I want to make another one, the door will be only 23-1/2" wide, 76" tall. Thinking of making a simple frame out of 3/4" lumber, just a pair of stiles with 4 rails, then laminate a sheet of 5mm thick maple-veneer plywood on each side, one 4x8 sheet will do both sides. I have a nice Kreg jig setup to make the frame. Wondering what species I should use? Will pine be OK, say 1x3's? Or will pine warp, maybe I should use poplar?
How should I attach the plywood? Just glue? I have 15 ga and 18 ga nailers, but don't want the heads to show. This will be stained, not painted.
What should I do about the only edge that shows? The door will be about 1-1/8" thick when I'm done, so I can't just use that iron-on veneer banding.
How should I attach the plywood? Just glue? I have 15 ga and 18 ga nailers, but don't want the heads to show. This will be stained, not painted.
What should I do about the only edge that shows? The door will be about 1-1/8" thick when I'm done, so I can't just use that iron-on veneer banding.
