Dan Chouinard
04-29-2010, 12:01 AM
I have been asked to build an interior door to access storage space under a stairway. It needs to be trapezoidal to mirror the stairs above.(actually not a trapezoid as the sharp angle at the top of the door will be clipped). It will be flat panel, the stile and rail thickness is flexible and they can be the same profile as the kitchen cabinets that I made for this job. The only doors I have ever made are cope and stick rectangular cabinet doors with my router table. A shop made sled is used for the cope cuts.
Is it possible to make cope cuts that are not 90 degrees and if so what is the correct procedure? Perhaps there are better methods than cope and stick to join stiles and rails that are not 90 degrees? Maybe bisect the angle and use a couple of biscuits?
Any guidence would be greatly appreciated.
Is it possible to make cope cuts that are not 90 degrees and if so what is the correct procedure? Perhaps there are better methods than cope and stick to join stiles and rails that are not 90 degrees? Maybe bisect the angle and use a couple of biscuits?
Any guidence would be greatly appreciated.