As the top of the stiles had been left cut longer it was a simple job to mark out and cut the tops.
I was going to make a template to do this but found an ideal one in my drafting equipment. It is an acrylic protractor. It is the exact size I wanted.
First of all I marked out some base lines 40mm (just over 1.1/2") up from the top of the upper mortise. Then I marked out another line 60mm (just under 2.3/8") further on from this line. Then I simply joined the dots. I projected this around to the other face and marked that too. This is just as a visual reminder when cutting. You don't want to cut the wrong piece out at this stage!
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| A protractor used to mark out the curve |
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| Two mirror images |
Then they were cut out on the bandsaw and finished on the oscillating spindle sander.
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| The curves finished. |
After the glueup I will round all the edges of the stiles with a handheld router with a roundover bit.
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