Rail length question

[Melvin Gates]

I am building a few new cabinets for my kitchen project. I plan to use cope and stick doors and drawer fronts. The bits I will be using are shaker profile, MLCS #8837. The width of the rails and stiles will be 2 1/4". Could someone tell how to calculate the length of the rails?

Many thanks!!

[Jay Brewer]

In your case, take the door width, subtract 4 1/2" for the 2 stile widths, then add your tenon depth back to it on both sides. Im not sure what the tenon depth is on that set ( probably 3/8" ).

So, door width, subtract 3 3/4".

[Greg Sznajdruk]

Melvin:

Got tired of the pencil and paper routine. Wrote an Excel program to do the figgering. Here it is you can download see if this makes it easy.

http://www.4shared.com/account/file/123387027/37325f44/Gregs_Rail__Stile_Calculator.html

Greg

[Jay Brewer]

If you don't want to use a program for your doors. The easiest way ( if you have some sort of stop system for the saw you use to crosscut with ) , is to set your stop at the door width and use a spacer block for the amount you need to cut off ( in your case a 3 3/4" spacer )

I used this system for years until a got a program to lay out my doors.

[Steve Clardy]

In your case, take the door width, subtract 4 1/2" for the 2 stile widths, then add your tenon depth back to it on both sides. Im not sure what the tenon depth is on that set ( probably 3/8" ).

So, door width, subtract 3 3/4".

Yep ......