08-30-2015, 07:52 PM
A photo in Fine Wood Working No. 248 (August, 2015) had me going back to the Readers Gallery, page 75, because something was odd. Finally. The cabinet door rails were full width and the styles butted into them. Normal (universal) procedure is to have full length styles.
Esthetic reasons aside, my question was why have (want) the styles full length? In the normal, the hinge and lock boards appear to determine what is full length. Do they actually define the styles? But what about bridal joints for door frames? Must the rail be a tenon board?
So, after a few twists, I bring the question to the forum. Is there an engineering reason for standard door framing? Can the whimsical geometric cabinet door, with full width rails, do just as well?
Esthetic reasons aside, my question was why have (want) the styles full length? In the normal, the hinge and lock boards appear to determine what is full length. Do they actually define the styles? But what about bridal joints for door frames? Must the rail be a tenon board?
So, after a few twists, I bring the question to the forum. Is there an engineering reason for standard door framing? Can the whimsical geometric cabinet door, with full width rails, do just as well?