On 1/1/18 5:48 PM, Leon wrote:
On 1/1/2018 3:54 PM, -MIKE- wrote:
On 1/1/18 3:06 PM, Leon wrote:
On 1/1/2018 1:09 PM, -MIKE- wrote:
On 1/1/18 12:56 PM, Leon wrote:
On 1/1/2018 12:38 PM, Leon wrote:
On 1/1/2018 10:59 AM, sawdustmaker wrote:
After all my years of woodworking you'd think I'd know this but
thought I'd
ask.
Do (horizontal) rails ever extend over the top/bottoms of the
(vertical)
stiles? I always thought rails stopped at the stiles but ....



Yes they do/can.Â* But the accepted way is as rails between stiles.

I have had the rails past the tops and bottoms of the stiles when
the rail end grain was going to be a visibility issue and or when
they needed to look continuous, like when several doors were in a
row.

Here is an example of the rail over the stile orientation that I
did about 20 years ago for a customer.Â* She wanted it that way.

The center housed a 35" Sony TUBE TV and the tall side drawers on
both sides housed 1,000+ CD's.Â* About 12' wide.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb112...posted-public/


I believe we went through all this on my baby gate post, didn't we? :-D
I don't think there's a set-in-stone rule.Â* I believe tradition is
what has brought us the current configuration and the tradition may
have stemmed from strength of the joint.
With modern techniques, glue, and joinery, I say leave it up to what
works/looks best for you in each circumstance.


I think that 99% of the time factory built furniture will have the
rails between the stiles.

That is certainly true.
However, I still contend the reason for that is more form over
function in modern manufacturing.
It certainly looks weird to see cabinet frames and/or doors that have
rails which extend to the sides.Â* But why does it look weird?Â* Because
you hardly ever see it, or because it's structurally unsound?


Percisely!

I say the first.
No one has yet convinced me that the joint is any weaker.


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