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Jason Stumpf
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Don,
I don't know what book you are reading there, but I'd beg to differ about face frames *usually* being veneered. (I will grant you that they sometimes are!) I would venture to guess that veneering face frames becomes necessary when you are using an unstable wood (like crotch or burl), achieving a grain match across the entire front, or using very expensive and hard to get material. Otherwise, I can't see why you'd want the extra work of veneering after you've joined the frames together. Don't forget too, that veneered face frames leave the edge of the veneer exposed, so chipping is quite possible down the road, especially in high-use areas. Personally, I'd reccommend very careful selection of frame material over veneer. I tend to favor quartersawn stock for this. If you do veneer over the frames, I think 2-ply would be best, considering that you will be running perpendicular to the grain on the rails.
jason
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