kitchen door construction

[Woodmonkey]

I will be making some replacement kitchen cupboard doors for someone. Can't decide whether it would be quicker to use the domino or cope-stick on the router table. I think the domino will be quicker for the actual joints, but then if the rails and stiles then need to be grooved on the router table anyway to receive the panel then perhaps it would be more efficient to do it all on the router table. Any thoughts? (I am not looking for suggestions of other methods of construction, I will be using one of these two)
Thanks

 

[carlb40]

Will the doors have a moulded profile or just square edged like the shaker doors? I'm thinking if it's the former then the router bit sets normally allow for cope and stick. I'm just thinking that by the time you moulded the edges it will complicate things trying to use the domino?

If no profile then the domino is probably the best tool for the job.

 

[owen]

No point using the domino what so ever. You're over complicating it.

 

[Woodmonkey]

No they will be quite simple, this sort of thing...

 

[RogerBoyle]

Router gets my vote

 

[Myfordman]

Dado head even quicker!!

 

[mailee]

Having used both methods I can guarantee the router table method is quicker in this instance. Dr Bob uses a slot cutter in a table set up which idea I nicked and it is far quicker for shaker style doors. :wink:

 

[Woodmonkey]

That makes sense can you cut the tenons with the same cutter?

 

[chippy1970]

I wouldn't bother with the domino on simple doors. I do have one but it's quicker to just use a t&g door set on the router table.

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[Woodmonkey]

Can you recommend a t&g set

 

[chippy1970]

Yeah the wealden tools sets are good see if I can get you a link

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[chippy1970]

Here you go http://www.wealdentool.com/acatalog/Onl ... t_260.html

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[jasonB]

Or just use one slotting cutter to do the ends of the rails at the same setting as the slots and slip in a loose tongue cut from scraps of the panel material

 

[MrYorke]

Use a simple set-up as described above on the router table or get a dedicated set of cutters. They pop up on eBay very often.

Much quicker than a domino id say and you'll be able to run loads through very quickly. And no fiddly loose tenons to deal with. Guess it all depends on whether time or money is an issue

 

[James-1986]

I don't rate cope and stick much, I'd consider it on MDF but I don't do it on solid. I've seen plenty of failed joints, Its also very common to see the stile twisting away from the rail as it doesn't have a tenon to support it. The loose tenon will make for a better job in the long term.

 

[Woodmonkey]

That's true I think the domino would make a stronger door for sure