Just wondering how you determine length to cut the rail on a cabinet door. I am just getting into using Rail & stile bits, but looking the way they join into the stile I was just wondering how you figure out what you have to subtract. I am figuring if your bit cuts a 3/8" or 1/4" you would have to subtract this from the total width e.g. if you want a
18" wide door and you are using 1 x 3 boards (lets say they are true 1 x 3 ) 18 - 6 = 12 for the rail minus 2 x 1/4 = 1/2" so a total of 11 1/2". Does this sound right or am I setting myself for a re-cut?- posted
18 years ago