The peripheral stiles and rails are joined by loose tenons, which allow for fine-tuning of their position during the glue-up (tenons are deliberately narrower than the mortises), yet result in a sturdy frame. The central stile and rail use regular mortise-and-tenon joints, partly fashioned with the aid of a house-made tenoning jig. The panels float on moldings attached to splines, which in turn insert into groves routed along the periphery of the panel openings. The panels are rabbetted, as is the door frame and the jambs of the casing. The hardware includes a lock and hinges, with mortises and recesses fashioned using a combination of the drill, chisels and router bits.
Making a tenoning jig 
