"George E. Cawthon" wrote in message
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John Grossbohlin wrote:
"Jay Kellaway" wrote in message
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I am intending to trim 1/2" from the bottom of a solid oak panel door
using a skil saw. Do I have to take any precautions to avoid tear-out
of the ends of the stiles? Thanks.

Scoring with a knife would help.

I'd also try to figure out if there is enough wood there to take a 1/2"
off without destroying the door. I recall trimming a wood paneled storm
door as a kid only to find that the bottom of the tennons then showed.
Apparently the door had been trimmed before or the tennons were quite
wide. ;~)

John


How would the bottom of the door show? You'd have to be about 1/8" tall
to see anything.

They would show after cutting but that wasn't the problem. The problem is
that if you cut the bottom side off the mortise there isn't anything to
support and hold the bottom rail and panels in place... though the mortise
and tennon is nailed (not glued) everything eventually falls due to gravity.

John