Ozzie36
New member
Hi all,
I’m hoping for some advice. We have decided to replace all of the old fashioned doors throughout the house. I’ve decided to set out and hand make my own doors from scratch.
The design is simple: tops and sides at roughly 90mm wide with a panel of 18mm ply internal to make a single panel door. I plan to mortise and tenon the corners and rebate the panel about 15mm all round internally.
My main question is: will this work ok? All the doors will be painted so I’m not bothered about a high quality wood finish.
Secondly what wood would you suggest to use? I’m tempted to use some 4x2 from the builders yard and mill it flat and to size, but I’m not sure if that would be ok for a door?
Any comments or suggestions would be greatly appreciated!
Thank you
I’m hoping for some advice. We have decided to replace all of the old fashioned doors throughout the house. I’ve decided to set out and hand make my own doors from scratch.
The design is simple: tops and sides at roughly 90mm wide with a panel of 18mm ply internal to make a single panel door. I plan to mortise and tenon the corners and rebate the panel about 15mm all round internally.
My main question is: will this work ok? All the doors will be painted so I’m not bothered about a high quality wood finish.
Secondly what wood would you suggest to use? I’m tempted to use some 4x2 from the builders yard and mill it flat and to size, but I’m not sure if that would be ok for a door?
Any comments or suggestions would be greatly appreciated!
Thank you
