In a rectangular frame, represented partly finished in figure. The extreme critical pieces to which the rails are fixed are called stiles and if there be any intermediate piece it is called a mounting.ġ846 Charles Holtzapffel Turning & Mechanical Manipulation Volume II Construction, Action and Application of Cutting Tools Reprinted, Mendham, NJ: The Astragal Press, page 715. On the lock-rail the lock is either mortised in, or screwed on and the frieze-rail is an intermediate rail between the top and middle rail. The horizontal pieces of the framing are called, according to their situation, top-rail, bottom-rail, lock-rail, and frieze-rail. When strength, durability, and beauty are to be combined, frame, joined by mortise and tenon, is constructed with one or more openings and these openings are filled with pieces called panels, fitted into grooves, ploughed in the edges of the frame. ![]() In the case of Grecian architecture, the moldings of any of the orders are readily applied to the styles, rails and bars.ġ825 John Nicholson Operative Mechanic and British machinist being a practical display of the manufactories and mechanical arts of the United Kingdom Philadelphia, T. When we look upon the wainscot of a room, where the panels are painted of a different color from the stiles and moldings.ġ824 John C. Stiles, the upright pieces which go from the bottom to the top in any Wainscot, are by the Workmen called Stiles.ġ768–1774 A. You must leave some stuff to pare away smooth to the struck line, that the Stile (that is, the upright Quarter) may make a close Joynt with the Rail (that is the lower Quarter). Below are selections from a handful of historic accounts of stilea and rails in the vocabulary of cabinetmaking.ġ678 Joseph Moxon Mechanick Exercises, or the Doctrine of Handy-Works I. Since the 17th-century, in Britain, "stile" is generally used generally for the parts of furniture and other wooden fixtures noted above. The etymology of stile is not known, but - according to the online Oxford English Dictionary - possibly the term comes from Dutch stijl, "pillar, prop, doorpost". Since the 17th-century, stile - sometimes also found as style - refers to each of the vertical side pieces of a wainscot, sash, panel door, or other wooden framing. In the case of double doors, stiles are known as "meeting stiles". In doors, the stiles as either "hanging-" or "bingeing stile", and "closing-" or "shutting stile". Stiles always run the full length of the door frame,with the rails fitted between them. ![]() The center uprights are called "muntins". (For more on panel, click on the link.) The parts called "stiles" are the uprights, while the horizontal parts are the "rails". Hopefully, this will restore the original integrity of the door by maximizing the glue surface of the joints as originally intended and perhaps they will last another 70 years.The "frame" parts of today's "frame-and-paneled-door". Coat both the mortise and tenon sides with a good wood glue to and tightly clamp the doors back together. Clean all the old residue off the joints and use thin pieces of wood to fill in gaps to get the joints to go back together tightly if necessary. ![]() Work the joints apart gently until you have separated all the stiles and rails. I would expect a door from this era has nice big mortise and tenon joints. Over the last 70 years the expansion and contraction you are concerned about is most likely what has separated the joints. Those old solid wood doors are great and ridiculously expensive to replace with the same quality so, in my humble opinion, it is worth the effort. The method that has been most tried and true for me is, unfortunately, a bit more involved. The key to this method is cleaning out the joint with a putty knife or something similar and clamping it tightly. On occasion, I have been able to force glue into a joint with a glue syringe and clamp the joints together.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
Details
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |