Doors are built!

[easterngray]

Thanks Dusty - the jig is really simple and works as advertised! There is a slight taper at the shoulder of the panel, about two thirds the thickness of the blade, but a couple quick passes with a hard sanding block and it is not noticable. It is possible to cut a kerf into the face of the board before cutting the bevel, but I wasn't that concerned about it. Alec

[easterngray]

bhurley - thanks for your kind words - but really the credit must go to the Shopsmith, and not me! From cross cutting the rails and stiles, to cutting the grooves and tenons for the rails and stiles to beveling the panels the SS can handle it all! With the extension table on the left I could easily do the rabbet on the back side of the ends of the panels in order to have the face of the panels flush with the rails and stiles. There really was no job that the SS wasn't up to! Thanks again - Alec

[Ed in Tampa]

It looks like a great job, Alec. The taper jig seems to have worked real well. However, I have a question. How did you make the cut that terminates the taper? It appears as though that edge is at 90 degrees to the face of the door panel (not done at the same time as the taper).

What taper? I'm lost!

Nice job Alex!

[easterngray]

Dusty is talking about where the bevel meets the raised panel. Because of the angle of the blade, the shoulder (edge) of the raised panel has a slight angle to it. Not very noticable really, there just the same. Alec

[dusty]

What taper? I'm lost!

Nice job Alex!

I think Ed is trying to teach me that this is not a taper. Maybe he calls it a bevel.

At least you knew what I was asking. Thanks, Alec.

[Ed in Tampa]

I think Ed is trying to teach me that this is not a taper. Maybe he calls it a bevel.

At least you knew what I was asking. Thanks, Alec.

Actually I was asking in total ignorance. I was trying to find a taper.

But now that you mention it, you are right Dusty you bevel the raise panels you don't taper them. :D Sorry I couldn't resist.

[shipwright]

I'm with bhurley Alec. I'v made lots of raised panel doors on the table saw and you have done very well indeed. It's a fir bit trickier than it looks. One concern I've always had is that a panel that is tapered all the way to the edge can't truly "float" in the frame channel. It is also quite tricky to get the thickness of the taper to be exactly the width of the channel at exactly the point where it enters the channel. Don't sell yourself short. Your jig and your work are first class.

[easterngray]

Thanks Shipwright!
Now in order to show how really multi-purpose the Shopsmith is I intend to paint the doors with my SS compressor and spray gun - I will post photos when I get 'em set up and sprayed! Alec