Raised Panel Doors Rail and Stile dimensions

[tim walker]

If my stiles are 2", should my rails be 2, 2 1/2" or 3" wide?

Tim in Houston

[Jim Dunn]

Really your prefrence. The only stile and rail doors I have built were the same side. But then I had already sized all the material first. But then again look at a door.

Jim

[Michael Gabbay]

It really is a matter of preference. I tend to make mine the same size unless the design calls for something specific.

Mike

[Steve Clardy]

Mine are all the same, unless the top rail is arched.

[David Abel]

If my stiles are 2", should my rails be 2, 2 1/2" or 3" wide?

Tim in Houston

2-7/16" works great if you use CMT router bits. check out the instructions to see why at sommerfeldtools.com

[Joe Scarfo]

I've always made mine the same size....

Tks
Joe

[Jim Becker]

They actually may be different top and bottom, depending on the normal viewing position... ;) This is all about proportion, both real and perceived. (visual) I tend to make the top rails narrower than the bottom rails, for example, as this looks best to me from "where I stand".