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ANATOMY OF A DOOR

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Anatomy of a Door

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. click here for more information

Lites
A framed opening in a door containing a pane of glass. click here for glass options

Muntin Bars
The narrow horizontal and/or vertical bars in a door lite that separate the individual panes of glass. click here for muntin bar options

Panel Profile
The dimensional shape exposed edge of the outside perimeter of the panel. click here for panel profile options

Panels
The solid sections for the doors that are framed by the stiles and rails. click here for panel profile 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. click here for sticking options

Stiles
The vertical components located at the left and right edges of the door.

 

 

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