![]() ![]() The drawbacks are that it is prone to tension forces if badly constructed, and time consuming to fabricate. When constructed properly, this joint is very strong. Invented by the Egyptians, and still considered by many the best method, is the Mortise and Tenon. Shutter panels acquire their strength and rigidity from the joinery method(s) used at these locations. Specifically we will be focusing on the corners or the shutter panel where the Stiles and Rails meet. In some cases a middle Rail is installed to add rigidity to tall panels, and for appearance on shorter panels A shutter panel frame is made of two vertical members called Stiles and upper and lower horizontal members called Rails. For the purpose of this post, first let’s go over some terminology. Some joints are possible using just a table saw blade to create a groove for a panel while others require specialized cope-and-stick router bits to create the opposing edges of the joint for the rails and stiles.This post will briefly cover the different methods that manufacturers use to assemble the panel of a wood plantation shutter and to describe the benefits and drawbacks (if any) of each method. There are several styles of joinery that can be used on 5-piece cabinet doors, but the most common to use a bevel, ogee, radius, or 90° edge on the interior corners of the rails and stiles. The method to find the height of a panel is the same. The formula for the panel width is the door width – the width of two stiles + the depth of 2 panel grooves – the expansion space of 2 panel grooves.įor example, the width of a panel for an 18″ wide door with 2 1/ 4” wide stiles, a panel groove of 3/ 8“, and 1/ 16” expansion space is: The panel should be a little smaller than the distance between the bottom of the groove on each rail/stile to allow for some expansion due to humidity. The panel should be larger than the space between the rails and stiles as it will fit within the groove of the door. ![]() Once the door size is known, use the formula above to find the width of the stile for each door. To find the dimensions for a cabinet opening with two doors, subtract the clearance between the doors from the overall door size and then divide by 2.Ĭontinuing the example above of the opening that is 36″ x 40″, subtract 1/ 16” from the 37″ wide door and then divide by two to get the width of each door. In this case the stiles are the same dimension but the rails and panels will be smaller. 75 = 14.25 Find the Dimensions for Two Doorsįor wider cabinet openings it is preferable to use two doors opening opposite directions. Rail width = door width – (stile width × 2) + (panel groove depth × 2)įor example, an 18″ wide door with 2 1/ 4” wide stiles and a panel groove of 3/ 8“: The width of the rails is equal to the width of the door, minus the width of 2 stiles, plus the depth of the panel groove / connection joint on each stile. The length of the stiles will be equal to the height of the door. The rails and stiles are often the same width for an even border around the door. Add the dimension of the overlay or subtract the clearance needed for the selected door style to each edge of the opening.įor example, if the cabinet opening is 36″ x 40″ and you’re using a partial overlay door add 1/2″ to each side of the cabinet opening to find the required size of the cabinet door, which would be 37″ x 41″.įind the Dimensions of the Rails and Stiles ![]() Find the size of the cabinet door opening by measuring the height and width. ![]()
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