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   PlaneWood | Dec 05, 2003 02:30am | #1

   Are you talking about the horizontal and vertical stiles??

   What will be the overall dimension of an example door?

   Will the doors be flush mount with maybe something like a 1/4" overhang around all sides of the opening? 

   What kind of hinges do you want to use?

   PlaneWood by Mike_in_Katy (maker of fine sawdust!)
   PlaneWood

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   dovetail3 | Dec 05, 2003 03:28am | #4

   I'm using a rail and style router bit on a table. The doors will be

   inset. the overall width of the door will be 10" and the

   stiles and rails will be 13/4" wide. I subtracted 31/2" from

   10" for the horizontals parts which fit into the verticals. Is this

   correct?

   Thanks much

   Ken

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   SCFrankland | Dec 05, 2003 02:38am | #2

   If I am reading your post right than the rail (horizontal) should equal the width of the opening minus the witdh of the stile, minus the width of the gap around the door and plus the length of the two mortises at each end of the stile. The stile is the length of the opening minus the gap.

   As for leaving the rail a 1" wider for tear out it is not needed if you use a backer board and cut the rail ends before you cut the edge.

   Scott C. Frankland

   Scott's WOODWORKING Website

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   dovetail3 | Dec 05, 2003 03:23am | #3

   Scott:

   Thank You:

   I'm using a rail and stile cutter on my router table. I

   thought the mortice edge fit into the dado cut with the

   opposite router bit, which, If I'm correct would not need

   any adjustment from the formula you suggested. Please

   advise me if I have this right.

   Gratefully, Ken

3. 
   SCFrankland | Dec 05, 2003 04:19am | #5

   Check out this link. It should answer all your questions.

   http://www.leevalley.com/shopping/Instructions.asp?SID=&ccurrency=1&page=41002

   Scott C. Frankland

   Scott's WOODWORKING Website

   "This all could have been prevented if their parents had just used birth control"

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   dovetail3 | Dec 05, 2003 05:50am | #6

   Scott:

   Thanks. Very helpful

   Ken