Frame and Panel

by Christian Becksvoort

A pro's tips for building, fitting, and hanging a traditional door

by Richard Babbitt

Learn the secret to using rail-and-stile router bits to create raised-panel doors without accumulating a pile of sawdust and test cuts in the process. Richard Babbitt ...

by Matt Kenney

with Andy Rae

How to make a frame with a simple variation on mortise-and-tenon joinery. Watch how to make a haunched tenon on the tablesaw and cut mortises with a router.

with Andy Rae

Andy Rae takes you step-by-step through the process, from setting up the router bits to final glue-up.

with Chris Gochnour

Build a mortise-and-tenon frame using a hollow-chisel mortiser and a dado blade on the tablesaw, in part four of this video workshop.

with Graham Blackburn

See the variety of options for panel size and design in this excerpt from the DVD 'Frame and Panel Construction'

with Mario Rodriguez

Add a decorative bead-and-quark molding for a traditional look

with Mario Rodriguez

Build a frame-and-panel door with basic power tools

with David Sorg

Avoid drips and pools of finish by brushing the components in a specific order

with Jeff Miller

Use a plane rather than sandpaper to prepare the final surface

by Matthew Teague

There are almost as many ways to cut raised panels as there are tools in the woodshop. The shaper may be the most efficient, but if you don’t own one, a number ...

by Lonnie Bird

Detailed directions in this article guide furniture makers through the sometimes tricky process of building frame-and-panel doors. The author shows how to set up ...

by Christian Becksvoort

Wood is a living, breathing material, and as a result it moves. Learning why and where it moves will help you become a better furniture maker. In this article, ...

by Joseph Beals

Joseph Beals used mortise-and-tenon joinery to make doors for his own home because he could cut the joints in a number of ways that didn’t require expensive tools ...