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   camel | Jul 04, 2003 06:53pm | #1

   M. Head- Normally no you can't. Most matched stile and rail bits are good for material up to 3/4" thick. The bits are simply not tall enough for 1-3/8" stock and bigger. I've got a CMT set that I can make cabinet doors almost 15/16" thick and that is the absolute max., because you just run out of cutter.

   I made an oak interior door recently 1-3/8". I basically just routed a bead round over on both sides, cut mortises, then tenons. Where the pieces met, I made a 45 degree block that I clamped to the sides and chiseled the miters. It worked great, and looked just like a cope and stick door, except it is alot stronger. It's the same procedure as a mortice and tenon cabinet door, but on both sides. Have fun.

   John E. Nanasy