manufactured by gougeon brothers inc are preferred the precise epoxy resin base and hardener used will be determined by those skilled in the art bonded in a layer on top of the fiber mat 38 is a decorative wooden stile facing strip 40 which covers the fiber mat 38 sandwiching mat 38 between the face 36 of a lock stile 12 and strip 40 the stile facing strip 40 may be a relatively thin veneer having grain oriented in the longitudinal direction 14 to match that of the underlying lock stile 12 for the sake of appearances in construction the lock stile facing strip 40 and lock stile 12 are compressed together during curing of the bonding material holding the fiber mat 38 to the face 36 of the lock stile 12 this allows the wood of the strip 40 and stile 12 to deform about and enclose the fiber mat 38 the strip 40 and stile 12 joining at a nearly invisible seam with none of the fiber mat 38 remaining visible the stile facing strip 40 is also constructed of the same material as the lock stile 12 so as to accept finishes such as stains in the same way as the lock stile 12 and the rails 28 and panels 30 in another embodiment the fiber mat 38 and facing strip 40 are bonded as layers to a lumber stock which is then milled to produce the stiles or.