Rails and Stiles calculator

http://thewoodwhisperer.com/episode-29-raising-arizona/

Tom, Jerry posted one yesterday.

Jamie

-- Who is the happiest of men? He who values the merits of others, and in their pleasure takes joy, even as though 'twere his own. --Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Sorry Tom here is the Link to Jerry’s article.
Go down the page for the link.

http://lumberjocks.com/topics/22593

-- Who is the happiest of men? He who values the merits of others, and in their pleasure takes joy, even as though 'twere his own. --Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

http://bing.search.sympatico.ca/?q=Rails%20and%20Stiles%20calculator&mkt=en-ca&setLang=en-CA

Look here
http://www.allwoodwork.com/Links/freesoftware.htm

Sounds like a common problem Tom. I hope you find a solution.

-- Grumpy - "Always look on the bright side of life"- Monty Python

I’m not going to be doing raised panel doors, just frame and panel.

I was wondering how you figure how wide your material (stiles / rails) should be in proportion to your door size. Like, should they be 2” wide or 2.5” wide.

If you are making a small cabinet, you would not make your rails and stiles as wide as you would for a larger cabinet. What is the method to figure out the width of your stiles and rails?

Thanks

-- Tom, Surfside Beach, SC - Romans 8:28

Comes down to personal taste Tom. I’d make a mock up of cardboard or scrap wood and take a look. I always shy away from, “This is the standard and it MUST be this way.” Some strips of cardboard laid over your panel material would give a real close picture of the end product. Hope this helps, BTKS

-- "Man's ingenuity has outrun his intelligence" (Joseph Wood Krutch)

Tom if you’re doing a set let say for a kitchen or a bathroom make them all the same size no matter the size of the doors, standard is 2”
Now if you’re doing a small cabinet by itself with small door you can go with a smaller size than 2”.

GMman, Jamie, Bill Davis, Grumpy, and BTKS,

Much thanks to each of you for your comments and very helpful “tech support.”

I do believe my question has been very adequately answered. I have all the info here and more!

The spreadsheet is very nice, and if I ever do the raised panel doors someday, it will surely come in handy.

I really do appreciate all of your help.

-- Tom, Surfside Beach, SC - Romans 8:28

I’m not sure there’s a “standard” size. I used to order doors from manufacturers and one had a “standard” size of 2&1/4” while another had a “standard” of 2&1/2”. When I started making my own doors, I opted for 2&1/4” just because I thought it looked the best…

-- Childress Woodworks

That’s what my kitchen cabinets are – 2 1/4.”

I guess I figured that somebody would have come up with an equation somewhere along the line, and that whether you were making a small cabinet or a big wall unit, there was a certain “proportion” that made them look their best. I guess that there really isn’t.

I’m with you though on the 2 1/4” size. I think that would look the best.

Thanks a lot!!!

-- Tom, Surfside Beach, SC - Romans 8:28

Hi Tom;

Good to see you on here!

Therer really is no right and wrong here, at least to say using standards won’t let you down.

For most doors we use 2 1/4” stiles and top rails. The bottom rail we’ll make 2 1/2”.

This is not set in stone, but we almost always make the bottom rail slightly larger.

Have fun;

Lee

-- by Lee A. Jesberger http://www.prowoodworkingtips.com http://www.ezee-feed.com

It’s good to hear from you, Lee! Thanks for weighing in on this. I’ll take your tip and make my bottom rail a little bigger as well.

I knew I could get some good advice here. You guys never let me down!

-- Tom, Surfside Beach, SC - Romans 8:28