"Pat" wrote in message
Thanks. The pictures really help. Your door was in worse shape than
mine currently appears to be. Any comment on merits of using dowel over
biscuits over splines? I can do either, just wondering.

Only that I am far from being a fan of dowel joinery as a rule, but I do
believe in using the best joinery method consistent with the desired result,
and in not taking an unnecessary amount of time in doing it.

Having at least some expertise with most all the joinery methods that could
have been used in this situation, and the tools to do them, and since there
was really no shear or racking forces involved with these hanging doors, I
made a judgment call that dowels would be sufficient for this task, and they
were certainly quicker ... only time will tell.

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