The raised panels are made
to "float in the frame channel. This allows expansion and contraction of the wood.
To keep the panels centered, I insert these tiny Panalign Strips. One in the
short ends and two in the longer sides does the trick.
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I carefully dry fit
each panel first. It takes a second, but I do not want to have any surprises once the glue
is spread.
In the larger side panels, there is a mullion at the mid-point. I measure and
mark where this mullion should go.
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I apply glue
to the rail ends.
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I brush the glue carefully
over all the mating surfaces. The rail and stile joint has a lot of good gluing
surfaces. It makes sense to brush a fine coat of glue over all these surfaces.
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Only very light clamping is
necessary. The joints are so well cut that they slide together quite snugly. I clamp just
to get a small amount of glue squeeze out at each of the corners. The clamps also help to
compress the Panalign Strips.
I will set these panels aside to set. Next week we will try to finish up this
great shop cabinet.
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