Sliverfox
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RadishRose ,,, have those thoughts often? 
Our version of retirement: Living a childhood dream
- Thread starter Gary O'
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RadishRose
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- Location
- Connecticut, USA
Unfortunately.........RadishRose ,,, have those thoughts often?
Sliverfox
Well-known Member
@ RadishRose???
Hmmm,, Do we need to get you help about those thoughts?
Hmmm,, Do we need to get you help about those thoughts?
Finished with the finish work (for now)
Moving on to the shop (garage) door
I have a love/hate thing with overhead doors
Since this garage will never go back to being a garage, I'm building doors accordingly
Much like the shop doors up at the cabin
Heh, this old garage is listing a few degrees
It'll be a bit of a challenge to shim and angle cut the trim/casing, yet make it where one doesn't get dizzy looking at it
Especially since this door will be mostly for aesthetics
As for practical application, I'd like a smaller entry in winter.
I intend to have four bifold sections
The outer sections will be dead bolted closed, but can be opened in summer
The overhead will remain, but won't be seen
Moving on to the shop (garage) door
I have a love/hate thing with overhead doors
Since this garage will never go back to being a garage, I'm building doors accordingly
Much like the shop doors up at the cabin
Heh, this old garage is listing a few degrees
It'll be a bit of a challenge to shim and angle cut the trim/casing, yet make it where one doesn't get dizzy looking at it
Especially since this door will be mostly for aesthetics
As for practical application, I'd like a smaller entry in winter.
I intend to have four bifold sections
The outer sections will be dead bolted closed, but can be opened in summer
The overhead will remain, but won't be seen
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This project prolly isn't of interest to anybody but me
However, since it's my 'diary', I'm logging the progress of the shop door.
My conundrum is the notable list of this old crate I call my shop.
It lists port side (looking out from the shop) most prominently
Approx 3.5" in an 8 ft span
Probably from some seismic activity a few decades ago
It's not going anywhere
It's solid
Just tweaked a bit
The 2x4 I have standing is on the bubble
My challenge will be to design and place my doors, hinges and all, to not show that list so obviously
I have initial thoughts
I won't say, just here, until I cut (ruin) a couple boards and fit them in a manner that hides it all on initial glance
However, since it's my 'diary', I'm logging the progress of the shop door.
My conundrum is the notable list of this old crate I call my shop.
It lists port side (looking out from the shop) most prominently
Approx 3.5" in an 8 ft span
Probably from some seismic activity a few decades ago
It's not going anywhere
It's solid
Just tweaked a bit
The 2x4 I have standing is on the bubble
My challenge will be to design and place my doors, hinges and all, to not show that list so obviously
I have initial thoughts
I won't say, just here, until I cut (ruin) a couple boards and fit them in a manner that hides it all on initial glance
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Did the framework rough in
Not unhappy
Taking it a half bubble at a time with each of four sections
Trim work will cover a lot of sins
Meanwhile, my lady is attempting a bumper crop
Cantaloupe are not cold weather plants
Planted a few weeks ago
so
we'll see
Not unhappy
Taking it a half bubble at a time with each of four sections
Trim work will cover a lot of sins
Meanwhile, my lady is attempting a bumper crop
Cantaloupe are not cold weather plants
Planted a few weeks ago
so
we'll see
Tommy
Senior Member
- Location
- New Hampshire
Gary, that new shop door is gorgeous!!
One more (telltale) panel
Heh, undetermined issues have popped up helter skelter like
I knew there'd be issues
Always is when working with things outa plumb
But, this one's been 'special'
Thanks, brother
Geezer Garage
Senior Member
- Location
- Steamboat Springs CO
Yup, make it out of sqare and twisted so it will fit right. Been there. Door looks great.
I know you know that one, Geez
Yer stuff is impeccable
Yer a master craftsman
Me
I'm a wood butcher
Trial and error
'Well, that didn't work'
After a few decades things do come together without too many setbacks
But
There's been some expensive hard knocks along the way
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RadishRose
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- Location
- Connecticut, USA
AS my Canuck carpenter ex would say:
"She crook".
Thank you, JimGary, what a grand door you have made!
I'm not unhappy with it
Gonna hold off on any big projects for awhile
Painting the place and this door has pretty much filled this summer
Guess that's what those tiny avian abodes are for
My inventory is quite low (down to one on the shelf)
This afternoon my lady fixed a mess o' crook neck
Been waitin' for this since last summer
I don't know the recipe
Sumpm 'bout;
a bit of oil
a sprinkle of garlic (powder?)
toss on some parmesan
put it in the oven for a few minutes
(no I don't know the temp......as long as she knows I'm good)
WOOOOO DOGGIES!
Makes ya wanna fall down and scream!
Had to take a pic halfway thru the meal
(to remind her next summer)
Did the final tweaking on the door
Heh, this is NOT a security door
mostly aesthetics
Did some cobbling
The word 'cobbling' should never be in the same sentence with 'aesthetics'
So, I hid most corrections on the inside
Happy with keeping most the corrected lists only viewable from the inside
Ran into a foreseeable issue
The latch would not keep the doors shut without some tension
I'm not into springs and things
So, just put a top latch to the inside
Had to add a 1/2" thick pad to center the receiving hole
Also, these cedar fence boards are only six feet long
(some sorta law about max fence height)
So, had to cobble
Added 24" pieces to the height
Bolstered that weak spot with support on the inside
It'd have been better to go vertical, but didn't want the added weight
Anyway
it's done
that's all the tweaking I plan on doing
Heh, this is NOT a security door
mostly aesthetics
Did some cobbling
The word 'cobbling' should never be in the same sentence with 'aesthetics'
So, I hid most corrections on the inside
Happy with keeping most the corrected lists only viewable from the inside
Ran into a foreseeable issue
The latch would not keep the doors shut without some tension
I'm not into springs and things
So, just put a top latch to the inside
Had to add a 1/2" thick pad to center the receiving hole
Also, these cedar fence boards are only six feet long
(some sorta law about max fence height)
So, had to cobble
Added 24" pieces to the height
Bolstered that weak spot with support on the inside
It'd have been better to go vertical, but didn't want the added weight
Anyway
it's done
that's all the tweaking I plan on doing
