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I've made maybe 40 doors in the past but never had to make one for under a stairway where the angle of the stairs clipped off the corner. It will be a 6'6x 2'6 door with the top rail that will go out 12" then it's cut at a 52degree angle....any Idea how to end the rail in the stile ? If I knew how to use sketch up I'd draw it but having a hard time figuring it out.
Run two parts for top rail, half lap the middle at the intersecting angle. (Bisect the angle). Glue that up. If lay it out full size on 1/4" MDF or cardboard. Then cut to length and cope the rail as normal, except one side will ride the fence at an angle, the other at 90 degrees as normal.
Is this what your trying to do? If so, I would loft it full size on a sheet of plywood.Attachment 286360
I would join the pieces with loose tenons.
I left out the mid rail and bottom rail
Actually, it is the same thing that Peter said.
what i do is make a square door then fit a rail in your case at 52 degrees in the corner. Do what you do for your joints on a rail to stile for this angled one. glue up the door and cut the corner off even with 52 degree rail after glue up. Your top rail become the stile for the the 52 degree rail. Very strong scarf type joint that is just fine for an interior door with more than 2 rails under a stair.
I finished this about a month ago...Made from VGF. I wish I could say it was easy but it wasn't. First I had trouble with the router bits. Take care when you take them apart & keep track where all the shims go. I made a full size template of the opening & drew it all out on that. I used floating tenons & epoxy to put it together.
Attachment 293492Details of the panelsAttachment 293493Attachment 293494Little door beside it.Attachment 293495
I'd like to know how you post bigger pics as I see in some of the posts...Least these didn't come out sideways as the first time I tried to do this.
Well, the router bits ARE more trouble to use than shaper type stuff but it is a nice looking job. I like to see the vertical casing taking all of the two vertical stile spaces, but I've seen them done your way too. The VGF can require a lot of tape and glue as it is prone to peeling ....but it is appealing !
Beautiful work, end result is great. The angles complicate everything. Holding parts that small can be a challenge too. Nice solution at the top rail. Bravo!
Very funny that you mentioned this. Here is a conversation on that subject on one of the YouTube channels I subscribe to: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2k_0eDjfqeA
Looks great!
Bridle joint?
No Bridle joint. But joint with floating tenons & epoxy
Nice job! Are these just glued together or are there dowels used as well?
Nive work Jay! What is VGF?
Vertical Grain Fir.
Nice work on the doors btw.