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I was able to figure out how to remove most of the stock slowly using the fence, but the point in the cathedral where it goes from straight to arc was hard to get removed and I burned the wood in that location several times. The raised panel front and the etched back are cut at the same time, which is a great deal of wood stock to remove at one time. Also, the directions which came with the router bits mentioned 10K RPMs for the raised panel bit (I used ~12K) and 14K RPMs for the rile/stile bits (I used ~16K). I'm no expert at router bits but my experience with these router bits was good. The rail and stile bits worked extremely well, with clean cuts and minimal tear-out. The raised panel bit doesn't work quite as well but I believe that may be because of some inaccuracy on my part. With the back-cutters, using a fence is the only way to take several passes to remove the wood stock. I used these router bits with a Bosch 1617EVS router and they worked well.
I wouldn't say excellent, but definitely were worth the purchase. When doing straight edges, it is possible to use your fence to remove only small portions of stock at a time (and thereby prevent tear-out or binding). So far I've made 19 doors with few difficulties, the rile/stile bits showing no wear, and the raised panel showing very slight wear. However, it becomes rather interesting when doing a cathedral arc.
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