Hi, looking for info on running diminished stiles (aka gunstock stiles) for french doors..Ideally on a spindle?? Any starters or recommended references? Would love to hear of old timers approaches to this. Presently i make the individually, with lots of hand tools and sweating the final fit.
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Greetings good,
Welcome to Breaktime.
This post, in response to your question, will bump the thread through the 'recent discussion' listing again which will increase it's viewing.
Perhaps it will catch someone's attention that can help you with advice.
Cheers
yer gonna have to type slow for me and maybe switch to a crayon.-buck '07
I never had a problem with character,
people've been telling me I was one ever since I was a kid.
Could you give more details of what you are looking for.
I have never heard of either of those terms.
Google only showns a few responses and they appear to be British references.
http://www.amgron.clara.net/mortise/gunstock/gunstockindex.htm
http://www.timbergates.co.uk/boarded.htm
And I don't see how they relate to french doors.
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A-holes. Hey every group has to have one. And I have been elected to be the one. I should make that my tagline.
Check out page 272: http://books.google.com/books?id=QegJAAAAIAAJ&pg=RA1-PA269&lpg=RA1-PA269&dq=diminished+stiles&source=web&ots=gkhK2E45Cb&sig=oVFuitCR9U0KmjbCHoKANj3uZSA#PRA1-PA272,M1
I've never seen or made doors like this, but the stiles do look like gunstocks.
"This is a process, not an event."--Sphere
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Thanks for the reply. To expand. Im looking for information on techniques for making the joinery of diminished stiled french doors.( the diminished stile being a classic colonial detail where the stile starts at say 4'' at the bottom of the door and changes to say 2'' at the midrail height. Gives a greater surface area of gass and an elegant look.) the midrail has an angled cheek on the mortice and tennon joints where the transition in stile width occurs.May help to know im a joiner in Australia where we have lots of English colonial heritage. Perhaps the terminology is different in the US? Im particularly interested in finding some reference to shop production techniques as i currently work through the joint using hand tools and lots of fitting. Cheers Pete
I'd be inclined to make a template of that angled cheek that is a "saddle" and rout the waste away with a top bearing router bit, or a template guide bushing. Now , me not being fond of math and offset calculations, I stay pretty much with bearing guides...zero math involved that way.
As for the mortice, I'd wallow it out while the stock is still 4 square, and then include the taper rip.
I hope that makes sense.Parolee # 40835
Thanks sphere, makes sense indeed.pete
Yeah, what Bill said..got any better definition of what yer after?
Parolee # 40835