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Professional Method: Prepare Wood and Create Tenons (Router Table)

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What happens here

Start by measuring and cutting all the frame pieces (stiles and rails) to the correct dimensions, using the same calculation method as the intermediate door (total width - stile thickness + 3/4 inch for the tenons). Then, use a router table equipped with a specific tenon router bit to create the tenons on the ends of the horizontal rail pieces. This specialized bit ensures a precise and clean tenon shape.

Goal: Measure and cut all frame pieces. Use a router table with a tenon router bit to precisely cut tenons on the ends of the rails.

Tools and materials

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  • Router Table
  • Safety Glasses
  • Tenon Router Bit

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now let's do the pro version so for the pro version the math calculations are exactly the same as intermediate subtract the width of your styles on the side at 3/8 on each side or 3/4 of an inch total and you have all your measurements we're not going to use a table saw we're only going to use a miter saw and now the best part the router with the pro method That's My go-to Method not because I consider myself a pro but because I already have a setup that makes it Flawless every single time I have my router and the most most important part here is you have to have a combination bit you have a tenant and you have a mortise that creates these are perfect legol like connections like a puzzle piece first one we're going to do is the tenants this bit is going to do the work for [Music] us we're done with our tenant router bit

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