Sizing your doors

It’s a good idea to make your doors 1/8 in. extra tall (so you can trim their ends after gluing). Make a list of the parts of your doors before you begin. For each one, you’ll need two stiles (the vertical parts), two rails (the horizontal parts) and one panel. Figuring the length of the stiles is easy. Take the height of the door you want and add 1/8 in. Figuring the length of the rails is more complicated. First, measure the total width of two stiles placed side by side. Subtract this number from the width of the door you