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The whole floor is a bit wonky on account of the house being 300 years old. hence open door is 2mm gap from floor, close door: 25mm I will try and leave the door on when i plane it. i'll ensure it's super sharp. i have some whetstones. and like @Fitzroy said, i'll start really fine. I wont be...

thank you. I decided on that Record based on a few comments i'd seen in "hand held tools", choose a pre-1950's Record. Googled Record planes and saw that the colour of the handle and knob is a rough indication of the age. Saw that ebay one, the chap that wrote the description clearly knows a...

what shall i use? i'm not going to paint it, to my untrained eyes they all look untreated. no linseed or anything. they dont smell of anything.

yeah, i thought about altering the hinges to make a change but because of the wonky floor: when i open the door, the gap between the door and floor is about 2mm. when i close (ish because it wont close) the door, it's about 25mm. Altering the door hinge would stop me from opening it fully. I...

My door is the "usual arrangement" you stated. The place it needs planning is where the post meets the rail. There's a peak between the join and a small knot.

Hi all, I'm not a chippy just a DIYer and I joined because i need to plane the top of a door and i dont know what sort of plane i should be using. It's a bog standard unpainted pine door and needs about 2mm off on top corner. i cant pack the hinges because the floor is wonky. It's been hung a...