Rail Stile Frame and Panel
Making rail stile panels is the construction I like the best as hobbyist woodworker. Such assembly enables for frames and doors as well as wainscoting walls with the same joinery technique but don't mistake : what follows is not the fastest way and aims those who love woodworking and think that an hour spend in their workshop is an hour of happiness.
Moreover such technique does not require many cutter heads but a single saw blade going from the table saw to the spindle moulder since the saw arbour and spindle moulder shaft diameter are identical. You may also see below my way of adjusting the blade height on the spindle moulder with rings and shims then the lift mechanism allows for micro adjustment.
The rail style fame making process is part in two cycles so that improving accuracy and minimizing measurements. The first round encompasses the frame and the two stiles then the intermediates rails are machined secondly. The below photos show no more than
that tenoning method and the
mitring stick frame making document provides more details.
Keeping on the table saw the mitring recesses are machined in two steps. The first cuts shape then the second clear the recess accommodating the stick. Here the
transparent over guard allows for the user to look at the workpiece when crosscutting and prevents the little triangles from being
thrown toward the body.
The second cycle shapes only the two stub tenons of the intermediate rails.
The mortiser
table attachments are very convenient with soft wood where the hold-down can easily mark but also in this context with several mortises for each stop gauge position. Then squaring the mortises or rounding the tenons enables for a dry assembly.