Cope and Stick

A joinery method used to construct five-piece cabinet doors where the ends of the rails are shaped (coped) to interlock with a matching profile (stuck) on the inner edges of the stiles. This joint also creates the groove that holds the center panel. Cope-and-stick construction produces strong, attractive joints and is the standard method for manufacturing framed cabinet doors.

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