A tall vertical fence is a nice thing to have, in particular for shaping the ends of rails for a door. For that reason, I suggest you make one. You can make it as tall as you want, or make several faces of different heights.
I also want to suggest drilling a hole underneath one end of the fence and a corresponding hole in the table near the edge. This will cause your fence to pivot. The advantage of doing this is that the far Undrilled end's arc gives very precise adjustment of the fence relative to the bit. So if you are making multiple passes, you can mark the position of the edge of the fence on the table for the final cut, then back the fence off for the first rough cuts, but always finish exactly the same place. That means you get exace matches on thickness on all your workpiece profiles. It allows for some serious precision.
Use a quarter inch pin for the pivot. Hold your drill as near vertical as you can, perhaps use a simple drill guide.
I also suggest you cut a dado across the face of the fence andinstall a T Track to hold accessories. Make sure it isn't proud of the face of the fence.
My 25 cents worth.
