Pocket Door 2

In class, I used a table saw (one of those really nice Saw Stop ones--that stop instantly if any flesh comes into contact with the blade, not that I would aim to do that, of course :-) to make rabbet cuts on the pocket door rails and stiles.

I also trimmed the sides of the panels.

At home, I made biscuit cuts in the rails...

...then dry fitted the pieces with biscuits.

I glued and clamped the two halves of each of the rails.

Also see:

Pocket Door 1

Pocket Door 3

Pocket Door 4

Pocket Door 5

Pocket Door 6

In the meantime...

We have had enough warmer weather on and off that the river is starting to open up.

The ice has moved around enough that the neighbor's Christmas tree is now in front of my house.