woodbutcherbower
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ChuckS said:
Someone on here was asking for a paid Domino consultant, Chuck. I'm sure you're the guy for him.
How many/which dominos to use for a window frame assembly
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Someone on here was asking for a paid Domino consultant, Chuck. I'm sure you're the guy for him.
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So now that [member=79381]furēku[/member] is fixed up, I'd humbly ask for his thread-hijacking forgiveness by responding to the off-topic sidenote raised by [member=297]Michael Kellough[/member] and [member=44099]Cheese[/member] Here's the front door of this house - as said above, maybe a 5/10 on the grain and figuring scale;
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But the reason this particular customer called me, was the cottage across the road whose lovely new front door she'd admired for a few months - before finally knocking on this very door, asking the homeowner 'Where did you get your door?' (An incredible amount of my work comes from scenarios like this). She'd spent a lot of time looking at this - a solid 10/10 on the oak figuring scale. Unbelievable;
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What you're looking at here is the perfect 'sweet spot' where the sawmill blade is just starting to hit the transition between the trunk body and the heartwood. Maybe just a few dozen planks per tree. Sometimes us commercial guys (and our customers) just get lucky - and it's the perfect justification for spending a few hours sifting through a coupla hundred timber yard planks to find the right ones. I'd also mention that now - somewhere up in the green and beautiful hills, rivers and valleys of my Derbyshire Peak District home and stomping ground, there's a small village (named Winster) which has a lovely little row of 14 stone cottages.
10 of them now have identical doors built by one of your forum buddies [smile]
Kevin
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But the reason this particular customer called me, was the cottage across the road whose lovely new front door she'd admired for a few months - before finally knocking on this very door, asking the homeowner 'Where did you get your door?' (An incredible amount of my work comes from scenarios like this). She'd spent a lot of time looking at this - a solid 10/10 on the oak figuring scale. Unbelievable;
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What you're looking at here is the perfect 'sweet spot' where the sawmill blade is just starting to hit the transition between the trunk body and the heartwood. Maybe just a few dozen planks per tree. Sometimes us commercial guys (and our customers) just get lucky - and it's the perfect justification for spending a few hours sifting through a coupla hundred timber yard planks to find the right ones. I'd also mention that now - somewhere up in the green and beautiful hills, rivers and valleys of my Derbyshire Peak District home and stomping ground, there's a small village (named Winster) which has a lovely little row of 14 stone cottages.
10 of them now have identical doors built by one of your forum buddies [smile]
Kevin
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The Construction Specification Institute publishes specifications on most types of construction elements. Apparently you download the data. But it is hidden behind a substantial paywall ($95.00). But if it limits your liability on the design and construction, it might be worthwhile.
My understanding is that this is an industry sponsored site. This might be primarily for commercial construction. I came across this when I was still working in manufacturing. They also publish a magazine, and that might be worthwhile receiving.
When I was the sales manager for a component manufacturer, I relied often on industry trade organizations. They are a wealth of knowledge. They sponsor trade shows (sometimes worth visiting) and sometimes they produce trade publications that have s useful information.
https://www.csiresources.org/standards/uniformat
My understanding is that this is an industry sponsored site. This might be primarily for commercial construction. I came across this when I was still working in manufacturing. They also publish a magazine, and that might be worthwhile receiving.
When I was the sales manager for a component manufacturer, I relied often on industry trade organizations. They are a wealth of knowledge. They sponsor trade shows (sometimes worth visiting) and sometimes they produce trade publications that have s useful information.
https://www.csiresources.org/standards/uniformat
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Beautiful doors!
But I prefer the less flashy IVY COTTAGE door.
I also wonder if the sapwood in the other door will weather as well?
What happened with that horizontal piece at the top of the Ivy door, under the knot, under the V?
Did you have to piece two sticks together?
That’s a very nice legacy you have in Wimster. I hope you get to replace the other 4 doors as well.
But I prefer the less flashy IVY COTTAGE door.
I also wonder if the sapwood in the other door will weather as well?
What happened with that horizontal piece at the top of the Ivy door, under the knot, under the V?
Did you have to piece two sticks together?
That’s a very nice legacy you have in Wimster. I hope you get to replace the other 4 doors as well.
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Well spotted [member=297]Michael Kellough[/member]. It's a temporary joint as you've probably figured - these sections were stop lats containing machined grooves into which Schlegel weather seals were fitted. During installation, a knot fractured in the worst possible place, leaving this head section of timber unrecoverable......... and too short. But since leaving a customer with a non-weathertight front door isn't an option, I cut and mitred a quick fix to get her weathertight. It's subseqeuently been replaced with a new top section.
Kevin
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