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Default Trimming the bottoms of doors square. (w/pics)


"David F. Eisan" wrote in message
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Hello everyone,

http://www.federatedtool.com/david/img/trimdoor1.jpg

http://www.federatedtool.com/david/img/trimdoor2.jpg

I cannot believe how easy this is now and how perfect it turns out.

Thanks for looking,


David, consider this also. And yes I know it goes against some rules but if
you pay attention it works just fine. I use this technique. Although you
should not use your rip fence to cross cut a narrow board or panel it works
just fine if the panel has some substantial width to it. Basically if you
can easily push the end of a door with out the rail of the door rocking
against the fence you can safely use the fence to trim the tops and bottoms
of the door. Test the feel. The longer the door is, the more likely it
will rock. Also simply firmly hold the door down and against the fence to
prevent kick back.

With that said, leave the rails on the top and or bottom slightly proud of
the ends of the stiles during glue up. With the rails slightly proud you
will have a straight edge to run against the fence.