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   Danford_C_ | Mar 22, 2002 04:38pm | #1

   Joe,

   What other tools do you have?  You can easily mill out the rails and stiles on the table saw including the tenons on the rails and even the groove or rabbet for the panel.  The mortises can't be done on the TS and I do not recommend the use of moulding heads on the TS...

   Dano

   "Form and Function are One" - Frank L. Wright
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   sschefer | Mar 22, 2002 05:02pm | #2

   I agree with Dano, I won't use a molding head on a Table Saw, I already know what kind of damage a hand grenade can do. If you have access to a band saw, you can easily make the tenons. For the mortises you will at least need a Drill press to make them accurate. However, since you are new to the process you might try using a pocket screw jig. A lot of folks are using them now because they are fast and simple. This is not true wood working but it will get you buy a lot cheaper while you are building up your shop tools. Steve Schefer

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   DaveHeinlein | Mar 24, 2002 03:29pm | #6

   Dano,

   Why is it you don't use a moulding head for a TS? I use one on a regular basis, and with the proper set up of zero clearance throat plate have never had even a close call. I also use it on the RA saw, in both vertical and horizontal settings. One of my favorite uses is the cove cutter to cut coved crowns(same as using the saw blade set up) with much less sanding afterward.

   Dave

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   Danford_C_ | Mar 24, 2002 05:35pm | #7

   Dave,

   I guess it's because I'm a "chicken".  I've seen what can happen when a router bit shank fails, the thought of cutter knives flying around the shop isn't a pleasant one.  I remember when TS and RAS manufacturer's warned against their use....

   Dano"Form and Function are One" - Frank L. Wright

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   Geovan3 | May 22, 2002 03:21am | #13

   Hi Dano, I saw your note about molding heads. I just posted a question in "tools". What in your experience is the problem with them?

   Thanks, George

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   Woodrat1 | Mar 22, 2002 07:27pm | #3

   The best advice that I could give you is to read as many books as you can on the subject.  Personally I like the stlye of Gary Rogowski.  He has a new book published by the taunton press about jonery.  Your local library might have video tapes that you can check out that fine woodworking has made.  That is how I first found that Rogowski is a guy that is not as DRY as some of the other people out there that teach, are. 

   Marc Adams is another guy that has  all of his ducks in a row too.  I went to a presentation that he put on at the Indianapolis woodworking show, and I learned more that day than I have learned in 4 years.  He has some videos on his web site, http://www.marcadams.com.  He puts on a good show.

   some of the best tools that I own are the books and videos in my collection.( Plus, all that stuff gives you a reason to build more furinture to put it in. )

   hope I helped

   Matt

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   TomFerreira | Mar 23, 2002 04:37am | #4

   Joe,

   I would recommend stub tennon joinery. I use this often when I'm building doors. It's really very simple and with a couple of techniques can be quite elegant.

   Start by running a grove down the length of your stiles and rails using a dado cutter. If you don;t have a dado cutter then you can take multiple passes with a standard saw blade. The you need to cut tennons on the ends of your rails. These need to be the depth and thickness of the grooves. To dress up the door I usually radius the inside face of the stiles and rails, stopping short of the corners where they meet. After the doors are assembled I radius the face outside edge the same radius as the inside, and put a undercut the outside edge with a chamfer. this dresses the door up a bit and takes away the blocky appearance of the square edge.

   Good Luck!

   TDF

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   JOSEPH2238 | Apr 09, 2002 11:02pm | #8

   Well I made the frames.  I grooved the inside edges of the rails and styles with a dado blade for the panels. I then routed the ends of the rails with a 5/16" straight bit and cut tenons on the styles. Worked great. Thanks for all of the ideas.

   Joe

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   JOSEPH2238 | May 07, 2002 09:46pm | #9

   Here is a progress picture.

   
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   sschefer | May 07, 2002 09:53pm | #10

   Looks to be comming along very nicely... Congrats..Steve - in Northern California

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   JOSEPH2238 | May 21, 2002 03:08pm | #11

   I have change my screen name from "Joseph 2238" to: "Joe the plastics man". I hate being a number! If you have any plastic related questions, log on to "http://Plastics.com  and enter the forum there.

   Joe Phillips

   Plastics pay the bills, Woodworking keeps me sane!

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   forestgirl | May 21, 2002 07:17pm | #12

   Joe, thanks for posting the link.  My displays for sports memorabilia will (some anyway) need plastic, and I'm needing to learn about how to cut/weld/bend the stuff!forestgirl -- you can take the girl out of the forest, but you can't take the forest out of the girl   ;-)

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   TomFerreira | Mar 23, 2002 10:31pm | #5

   Joey,

   Yes, I have a tenoning jig but I have not had good luck with it the couple of times I've used it. The dado blade works the best for me.

   TDF