Anatomy of a door.
Glossary of terms.
TOP RAIL
Joinery The method used to join the door stiles to the top, bottom, and lock rails. Examples include mortise & tenon, dowels, beaded mortise & tenon, lag screws or bolts. See page 10 for more information. Lites A framed opening in a door containing a pane of glass. See pages 22-24 for glass options. Muntin Bars The narrow horizontal and/or vertical bars in a door lite that separate the individual panes of glass. See page 23 for muntin bar options. Panel Profile The dimensional shape exposed edge of the out- side perimeter of the panel. See page 14 for panel profile options. Panels The solid sections for the doors that are framed by the stiles and rails. See page 14 for panel options. Rails The horizontal components located at the top, bottom, and mid-sections of the door that extend between the stiles and frame the panels and lites. Sticking The profile that is moulded into the stiles and rails to frame and encase the panels or lites. See page 15 for sticking options. Stiles The vertical components located at the left and right edges of the door.
STILE
LITE
STILE
MUNTIN BARS
INTERMEDIATE RAIL
PANEL
PANEL PROFILE
STICKING
JOINT
BOTTOM RAIL
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