Next up: Oak doors

[HOJ]

And for my next project, I will be converting this lot:




Into something like this:



And along with that, I am converting this lot:



Into 150m of this:



And, yes it could be bought in, but its only in 3m lengths some of ours need to be nearly 6m in one piece, and quite a few shorter, so once we worked out the cost of the waste its about the same as making it.

 

[HOJ]

Some progress on the stable door, frame is made, so now working on the door, but keep getting asked away to do site jobs, so slow progress.

 

[Co1]

Watching with interest!

 

[Cabinetman]

Is it a gap or an infill line on the skirting?

 

[HOJ]

Is it a gap or an infill line on the skirting?

It is a groove with a 45 deg bevel.

Worth mentioning, bought the cutters from Brigg Taylor at PDT, superb service. https://www.profiledesigntooling.com/

 

[deema]

Darn! Don’t mention Brigg!! He’s a star and we don’t want everyone starting to use him! How the heck will I get cutters made!!!

 

[HOJ]

Darn! Don’t mention Brigg!!

Sorry didn't mean to spill the beans.

 

[HOJ]

Quick update.

Setting out for morticing:



Setting up for morticing:



Off we go:



On to the tenons (spot the tenononer)



Then rebates and haunches:



Gives me all these:



Leading to a dry fit:



Sorting the T & G boards for the bottom panel:

 

[HOJ]

Late start today, but got on with machining the T & G boards.

I use a method called back fencing for making these, the benefit is the boards don't need to be cut to the given width, the tongue and groove is made at the the same time as the board is dimensioned to the required width by referencing away from the cutter head, on a back mounted fence, the ultimate benefit is you can make very small adjustments to gain the exact finished size.

In this picture you can see the back reference fence bolted to the SM table, (the MDF) and a couple of pieces of bent spring steel, made from an old bandsaw blade, which keeps the board pushed away from the cutter head and onto the back fence:



With a little measuring and deduction I set the back fence to give me the finished width I need, and with the aid of a power drive it just gets on with it.



And the result, with a little margin allowance for expansion.

 

[Sachakins]

Sorry to digress from such meticulous work, but WOW, such a tidy shop too

 

[HOJ]

Quick update-: Glued up door as a single unit, I find it makes it easier to keep things square:



Door split in two and meeting joint rebated, and dry fitting in the frame to make sure it fits!



Hinges and locks fitted:



Swinging in the wind:




Off now to have a couple of coats of Osmo, and get the glass units.

 

[HOJ]

Another door, made a start, forgot piccys, double boarded front door:



Just to keep the ball rolling.

 

[Stanleymonkey]

Looks very good. Slight workshop envy creeping in as well!

 

[duke]

Well HOJ very impressive!, if it were me splitting the door I would lose my mind checking and rechecking the cut line.

 

[mark w]

Nice crisp work there. What is the timber you are using?

 

[Morag Jones]

Sorry to digress from such meticulous work, but WOW, such a tidy shop too

great inspiration

 

[Morag Jones]

Looks very good. Slight workshop envy creeping in as well!

Only slight? Mine is full-on! Lovely to see the work though.

 

[Fergie 307]

Quick update-: Glued up door as a single unit, I find it makes it easier to keep things square:

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Door split in two and meeting joint rebated, and dry fitting in the frame to make sure it fits!

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Hinges and locks fitted:

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Swinging in the wind:

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Off now to have a couple of coats of Osmo, and get the glass units.

Like the idea of making it as one and then cutting it in half. Nice job.

 

[Cabinetman]

Like that you are making the thing as a whole unit to fit (hopefully) . Not much fun with everything that could go wrong trying to fit those two doors to an existing frame.
Ian

 

[HOJ]

What is the timber you are using?

95% percent of my work is with Oak, as is this.