Matched Rail and Stile Bits Vs. Single Bits

I’ve not done very many doors – but I decided on a set of bits. Set up was a breeze. I don’t think I’d try the single bits, but that’s just me. I like my set. Good luck and welcome to LJ’s!

-- "Our past judges our present." JFK - 1962; American Heritage Magazine

Go with the matched sets.

It’s a lot easier to go back and forth between the bits.

-- I've been blessed with a father who liked to tinker in wood, and a wife who lets me tinker in wood. Southern Delaware soon moving to Virginia karsonwm@gmail.com †

Shaun, I have only used a matched set. Set-up with a matched set is pretty straight-forward although the bits had to be shimmed to tighten up the joints but this is fairly normal with rail and stile bits. Here is a pretty good tutorial created by Marc Spagnolo which explains how to do raised panel doors.

-- Challenges are what make life interesting; overcoming them is what makes life meaningful- Joshua Marine

Go with the stacked set that cuts both the cope and the sticking without changing the bit. You will need a sled for the rails. Changing bits is a drag. Woodline Arizona is a great place to get bits.

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Just try and buy American made bits and you’ll always be satisfied.

-- David, Tools4solidsurface.com

When I was new to making frame & panel door, my first bits were matched rails & stiles. Like Karson said, cutting the rail or stiles in either order is very easy.

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