WOOD DOORS & IRON DOORS TERMS

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Planted molding
A molding that has been nailed or glued to the surface rather than one that is an integral part of the surrounding woodwork.

Paired tenons
The joint used on most panel doors for jointing the lock and the bottom rails to the frame; sometimes described as a pair of single tenons. The two tenons are usually haunched.

Pinned tenon
A joint used on relatively lightweight framed doors, in which two dowels are run through the cheek-through Plan the total joint. Although through dowels are both attractive and traditional, they sometimes fail when used on heavy doors.

Racking
Movement of wood doors frame from side to side. The function of a diagonal brace is to prevent the door from racking

Rabbet
A rectangular, sectioned step or recess in which the cut is made on the edge of the wood, such as the rabbet on the edge of a jamb into which the door closes, and the rabbet into which the boards and panels of some doors are fitted. The ability to cut rabbets is an important part of door making.