I have just bought the Amana divided light door bit set and I'm not sure how the stiles and rails are joined together. I have the directions and I can see how the mortises and tenons are cut. It appears in the instruction sheet that the horn is cut off the stile but in the picture on page 97 of the Amana catalog it is not. If I could see a picture of the end of the stile, I think that I could figure it out. If you could help, I would really appreciate it.
Washington, NC
- Jerry
Our Expert
I remember the first time that I constructed a true divided light door with mortise-and-tenon joinery; it can be quite a puzzle. The Amana Divided Light Door Set no.55360 makes the process somewhat easier because the bit set creates the tenon.
For the greatest strength, it's important to stop the mortise-and-tenon joint before reaching the end of the stile. At the end of the stile the excess tenon is trimmed away on the rail. On the stile it is necessary to trim away a very small portion of the "sticking", just the small fillet below the roundover. I've included a close-up drawing which may help.
