Oven Door Material

[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.

[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

[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

[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.

[PerryPizza]

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

[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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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

[cynon767]

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... 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.

[ThisOldGarageNJ]

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Your welcome perry,

soaking the door not only keeps it from burning but produces steam which "I understand" is very good for baking bread....

Mark

[PerryPizza]

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Thanks Mark,

I have a pile of old iron farming tools I'll rummage through to see if anything is suitable, I'm sure something will grab my attention.

I read earlier in the post about soaking the door - you learn something new every day! - It is bone dry and rock solid right now, I think it will absorb moisture over the coming months but I might soak it a bit to start it off. I don't know if constantly soaking/ drying timber is a good idea though. I left enough room around the inner arch for expansion due to moisture so hopefully that won't be a problem...

[ThisOldGarageNJ]

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Hey Perry,,

Love the way the door looks with your oven,, very nice.... Maybe just a bent piece of wrought Iron for a handle,, Do you plan on soaking it before you use it ?

Mark

[PerryPizza]

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Well, I found a lovely old oak floorboard and made a wooden door in the time honored fashion of nailing 2 layers of tongue & groove at 90 degrees to each other (except I used modern screws instead of iron nails) - It's about 2" thick and seems to retain heat very effectively even though there is no insulating sandwich. I'm not sure if I'll add a handle at a later date, we'll see how it goes...

[DimTex]

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Les, Thanks

[ThisOldGarageNJ]

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the plywood might not last as long with the outside moisture being as its laminated,, Thats why I used the 2 x 12

[Les]

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I have some leftover FB insualtion and I was thinking of making a sandwich with metal on the oven side a batt of the 1" insulation and then some leftover plywood as the outside face. Anyone see anything wrong with the concept?

No problem as long as you keep the insulation contained. You don't want the dust/fibers anywhere near your food.

Les...