SYSTEM FOR ASSEMBLY OF RECESSED PANEL DOORS

Systems and methods for pressing a door assembly involve one or more die sections installed in a press， wherein the die sections each have a raised section that contacts and supports a recessed panel portion of a door skin of the assembly during the pressing operation to facilitate crushing of portions of a core of the door assembly that underlie the recessed panel portion of the door skin. The die sections may be made of plastic and readily changed out for different sizes or styles of doors.