Festool DOMINO DF 500 Guide D'utilisation page 20

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Cope and Stick (Stile and Rail) Frames
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Domino tenons can also be used to strengthen cope
and stick frame construction too. This is typically
found in raised panel door frames.
It is important to note that the two frame pieces
overlap, so the depth of the mortise needs to be
extended. The amount that each mortise needs to
be extended is one-half the amount of overlap.
Example: A typical stile and rail router bit set has
a profi le width (overlap) of 3/8-inch (about 10mm).
For a 40mm long tenon, instead of plunging 20mm
deep, you should increase this to 25mm for both
workpieces.
Mitered Frames
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When making mitered frames, position the tenon
closer to the inside corner. This reduces the likeli-
hood of cutting the mortise all the way through the
workpiece.
Make sure to securely clamp the workpiece to the
bench when mortising a mitered joint.
Making Carcase Butt Joints
Using tenoned butt joints is an effective method for
constructing a cabinet carcase. The tenons provide
a strong support for each of the horizontal partitions
of the cabinet.
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The simplicity of this method is that you use the
carcase components for aligning the joiner.
Setup and Machining
33.1
– Lay the vertical wall pieces on your workbench,
and draw lines [33.1] across both pieces to indi-
cate where the shelves will be located. Note that
it is easier to avoid mistakes later on by drawing
double lines, with one line above the shelf and
one line below the shelf.
– For reference, label the top and bottom face of
each shelf. This is so your left- and right-hand
mortises are referenced from the same face of
each shelf.
– Working with one shelf at a time, lay the horizon-
tal shelf [34.1] on top of the vertical wall [34.2]
so its edge lines up with the outside pencil line
for that shelf location.
Tip:
Stand the shelf vertical on the side wall piece and in
the position it will eventually be secured (between
the double pencil lines), and carefully tip the shelf
fl at, into the position shown in the picture 34. For
34.1
34.2