How do I make this external door panel?

[Doug71]

I have an external door to make for a customer. It's a lovely big old house, the door will be near an original door which I would like to match (customer not that bothered but I think they should match).

The door is like a four panel door with glass in the two top panels and wooden panels in the bottom.

The bottom panels are of a style I have seen before but never had to make. They are the full thickness of the door with like a staff bead mitered round which is again flush with the face of the door. You sometimes see them on the bottom panels of doors and matching bottom panels in door surrounds.

I can think of a few ways to make these but wondered what the traditional way is, it looks like the staff bead is part of the panel but does this mean cross grain issues or is the staff bead fixed to the door with a square edged floating panel? Either way it doesn't look like there is much room for the panel to move which is what concerns me. Door will be made of sapele and 56 mm thick.

Hope someone can make sense of this, sorry don't know how to post a picture.

Any advice appreciated.

Doug

 

[PAC1]

There are two methods shown on Page 156 of Modern Practical Joinery by George Ellis. You should be able to find the book on line.

 

[Doug71]

There are two methods shown on Page 156 of Modern Practical Joinery by George Ellis. You should be able to find the book on line.

Thank you for taking your time to look that up, his joinery book has been on my to buy list for a while, now I have a good reason to order it

I have Modern Practical Stairbuilding & Handrailing by George Ellis, if it goes in to as much detail as that it will certainly answer my question!

Thanks again, Doug

 

[johnnyb]

Many of that style of door only have the bead on the long grain. Nothing cross grain.