Posted on how to make bridle joints on interior doors?
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#1 posted 479 days ago |
a1jim is right. Normally you want to use deep tenons on a door. But, I made a shop door a few weeks ago using rails and stiles from 3/4” poplar. I made two frames using 4” wide boards. 2 long stiles and three shorter rails. One frame had the joint on the side and the other frame had the joint on the top so when both were glued into a 1 1/2” door, they weren’t at the same location. While the frames were drying, I cut 3/4” boards 4” wide and cut a rabbit on each side of them as well as the ends of the board. They fit into a rabbit I cut in the opening of the door. I stacked them in both openings and put glue on the frames. The interior panels are floating inside the frame. Then I glued and clamped them together. After the glue cured, I planed the edge to the size of the door opening in my shop and mounted hinges and the door handle and lock plate. I cut everything quickly with a hand held circle saw. If I had known how good the door would look, I would have used a sled on my table saw. I need a utility door for a rental house so I’m going to build a nicer one out of red oak, with the panels cut in a herringbone pattern. -- Hal, Tennessee http://www.first285.com |
