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   jackplane | Feb 10, 2004 10:48pm | #1

   Usually, it's cope-and-stick router or shaper bits, so that the profiles match.Beyond that, mitre joints are also used.

   A word of caution: because these parts can be very small, one should have some experience before attempting this type of machining/joinery.

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   SCFrankland | Feb 10, 2004 10:56pm | #2

   When I built a french door for a friend that had a odd sized opening I used a full sheet of glass and applied the molding to both surfaces. The finished door looked the same as the store bought ones he had through the house. The moldings were miter together as it was safer to do and matched the rest of the doors that he had. Not that you could tell once he had the paint on them.

   I have attached a picture of a miter beaded detail in a paneled door that I made. Same idea just for a different door.

   Scott C. Frankland

   Scott's WOODWORKING Website

   "He who has the most tools may not win the race of life but he will sure make his wife look like a good catch when she goes to move on."

   
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   ChasStanford | Feb 11, 2004 05:19pm | #3

   Stub tenons (on a coped end) where the muntins and mullions meet the stiles and rails.  Mitered, half-lap joints where muntins and mullions cross.

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   Frankie | Feb 11, 2004 08:31pm | #4

   Thanks,this seems the way to go as I am making these two doors entirely by hand,including sticking the molding with my #55.