Shutters?

[alfa]

Anyone try to make plantation-style shutters?
Any experience with the Rockler jig?
What is the best wood to use?

....thinking about making them for my house in sunny/humid/air-conditioned south FL.

Thanks!

 

[Rob-GB]

Hi Alfa, I'm sure Brice Burrell made some using a Domino to make the mortices, I think it was the older pin type. I have only ever made a couple of pairs when I lived in Crete and made a jig for my Elu router to make the mortices. I used pine as it was to be painted, cedar would be a favourite out your way, I suspect.

Rob.

 

[alfa]

Would teak be an acceptable option?

 

[tbellemare]

I can't imagine teak being unacceptable.

I have a real old teak chaise lounge that lived its life in Texas with very little maintenance and it's in pretty good shape.

A friend of mine had an old '50's Herreshoff sloop from Holland that we sailed a lot in the '80's in Galveston Bay. It had a teak deck and mahogany hull. The deck was still in good shape.

Tom

 

[tiralie]

Anyone try to make plantation-style shutters?
Any experience with the Rockler jig?
What is the best wood

Alfa:
A member Tim Malyszcko made some nice ones. Here's a link to a recent discussion Plantation shutters

 

[jmbfestool]

They are going on the inside? Or outside?

Teak is fine.

If they going on inside pretty much any wood be fine no??

Jmb