Oven Door Material

[cynon767]

Re: Oven Door Material

... I don't know if constantly soaking/ drying timber is a good idea though. ...

neither is using it to hold in extremely high heat...

fwiw, I intend to do the same thing. Even if I have to replace the door every season or two, it makes more sense to me than going high-tech.

[PerryPizza]

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Unless the door goes up in smoke, which seems unlikely, I think the door should last as long as the oven... I don't see any problem with woodworm, and a good bit of char should prove an excellent wood-preserver

[ThisOldGarageNJ]

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my first door went up in smoke !!!! BUT it was just plywood with one sheet of Lt, gauge metal and I probably put it on while the oven was too hot, I wanted to see how hot it would hold overnight,,, In the morning there was a pile of ashes, It did provide me with a good laugh and a good lesson

[PerryPizza]

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Glad you laughed, it's the best policy in a situation like that!

[Spunkoid]

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Actually, that made me laugh as I could picture it happening to me.

I was thinking of using 1x6 and 2x6 red cedar, laying it 90 degrees to each other with screws as well. This will give me a door over 2" thick and cedar soaks well.

[ThisOldGarageNJ]

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Hey,, it was funny,, thank god the oven is away from the house,,, I can still picture it just burning up in the middle of the night all by itself and no one noticing....

I thought I had taken pics but I cant find them, It was a cute little pile of ashes,,,,,,,

Enjoy
Mark

[ThisOldGarageNJ]

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I was thinking of using 1x6 and 2x6 red cedar, laying it 90 degrees to each other with screws as well. This will give me a door over 2" thick and cedar soaks well.

My only concern here is the red cedar, I have a bunch and it was suggested, and I think I agree that it is a smelly oily wood, I dont know if you would want any of the fumes/steam coming from the door into the oven, Maybe if you used the cedar on the outside ?

Mark

[sumu]

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my oven door is cut out of dimondplate steel added 2 spring handles for wood stove and added a damper never hot on the handles.