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   rez | Mar 31, 2007 04:13pm | #1

   Greetings good,

   Welcome to Breaktime.

   This post, in response to your question, will bump the thread through the 'recent discussion' listing again which will increase it's viewing.

   Perhaps it will catch someone's attention that can help you with advice.

   Cheers

   yer gonna have to type slow for me and maybe switch to a crayon.-buck '07

   I never had a problem with character,
   people've been telling me I was one ever since I was a kid.

    

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   BillHartmann | Mar 31, 2007 06:11pm | #2

   Could you give more details of what you are looking for.

   I have never heard of either of those terms.

   Google only showns a few responses and they appear to be British references.

   http://www.amgron.clara.net/mortise/gunstock/gunstockindex.htm
   http://www.timbergates.co.uk/boarded.htm

   And I don't see how they relate to french doors.

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   woodguy99 | Mar 31, 2007 08:49pm | #4

   Check out page 272:  http://books.google.com/books?id=QegJAAAAIAAJ&pg=RA1-PA269&lpg=RA1-PA269&dq=diminished+stiles&source=web&ots=gkhK2E45Cb&sig=oVFuitCR9U0KmjbCHoKANj3uZSA#PRA1-PA272,M1

   I've never seen or made doors like this, but the stiles do look like gunstocks. 

    

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   goodtradition | Apr 01, 2007 02:13pm | #5

   Thanks for the reply. To expand. Im looking for information on techniques for making the joinery of diminished stiled french doors.( the diminished stile being a classic colonial detail where the stile starts at say 4'' at the bottom of the door and changes to say 2'' at the midrail height. Gives a greater surface area of gass and an elegant look.) the midrail has an angled cheek on the mortice and tennon joints where the transition in stile width occurs.May help to know im a joiner in Australia where we have lots of English colonial heritage. Perhaps the terminology is different in the US? Im particularly interested in finding some reference to shop production techniques as i currently work through the joint using hand tools and lots of fitting. Cheers Pete

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   Sphere | Apr 01, 2007 04:21pm | #6

   I'd be inclined to make a template of that angled cheek that is a "saddle" and rout the waste away with a top bearing router bit, or a template guide bushing. Now , me not being fond of math and offset calculations, I stay pretty much with bearing guides...zero math involved that way.

   As for the mortice, I'd wallow it out while the stock is still 4 square, and then include the taper rip.

   I hope that makes sense.Parolee # 40835

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   goodtradition | Apr 02, 2007 10:32am | #7

   Thanks sphere, makes sense indeed.pete

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   Sphere | Mar 31, 2007 07:43pm | #3

   Yeah, what Bill said..got any better definition of what yer after?

   Parolee # 40835