Hello all!
Building a (sliding) door for a family member that had a somewhat specific preference. Not 100% sure it is the most fundamental design, but I think it's close enough to work.
Would be a one-panel, all-Sapele door. 8/4 for the rails & stiles, with a 4/4 panel. Door outer dimensions are 85"x36". Rails and stiles are both just over 6" wide. She doesn't want the raised panel look, and I figured that since the rails/stiles are so thick I could make the dado wide enough to accept the full panel thickness.
Where I'm getting hung up is exactly how to handle the dado for the panel with the M&T connections. Should I run the dado the full length of the stiles, then do a haunched tenon? I wasn't sure if the depth of the dado (1/2"?) would weaken the M&T connection. I have a good router but figure I would need to get out the chisels to get the mortise deep enough to be effective.
I know that variations of this have been done a million times, but I've been having trouble getting the right picture in my head to make this work. I have a good TS/dado stack and router, but no drill press or mortiser.
-Micah