Doormaking: A Do-It-Yourself Guide

✍ Scribed by John Birchard

• Publisher: Sterling
• Year: 1999
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 202
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Finding a book about design and construction of doors is hard. This book provides the basics of door design and construction. Its not a reference guide but it does provide a great deal of data on the different types of doors and how to build them. Its NOT a step-by-step guide or a book for dummies but it does provide a wealth of information.   Introduction 1.DESIGNING AND INSTALLING A DOOR Design Factors Door Structure Door Hardware Installing a Door Design 2.BATTEN DOORS Building Techniques 80 x 26» Closet Door 80 X 48» Entry Door 84 x 36» Entry Door 96 x 58» Framed Batten Barn Door 3.LAYERED DOORS 80 x 36» Lltility Door 78 x 42» Entry Door 80 x 36» Entry Door 80 x 36» Greenhouse Door 76 x 24» Insulated Sauna Door 80 x 36» Layered Entry Door 4.EDGE-JOINED DOORS 80 x 30» Entry Door 80 x 34» Rustic Entry Door 80 x 36» Modern Entry Door Color Selection Opposite Page 64 5. FRAME AND-PANEL DOORS Mortise-and-Tenon Joint Spline-Tenon Joint Dowelling Clamping and Gluing Techniques Decorative Techniques Organizing Your Production Run How to «Raise» Panels Making Doors with Mouldings 80 x 36» Moulded Entry Door Doors with Appliqu?s 80 x 36» Entry Door Routed Frame-and-Panel Work 80 x 36» Routed Entry Door 6. MISCELLANEOUS DOORS Doors with Mouldings 80 x 36» Three-Panel Entry Door 80 x 30» Five-Panel Entry Door 80 X 36» Entry Door with Right-Angle Panels 80 x 30» Oval-Light Entry Door 80 x 32» Gothic Four-Panel Entry Door Routed Frame-and-Panel Doors 80 x 36» Six-Panel Arch-Top Entry Door 80 x 42» Round-Panel Dutch Door 84 x 36» Entry Doors 80 x 34» Cross-Buck Doors 80 x 30” Arch-Top Entry Doors 80 x 36» Door with Template-Cut Curved Raised Panels Doors with Appliques 80 x 30» Entry Door 80 x 32» Solid-Core Entry Door 80 x 36» Arch-Top Entry Door Cope-and-Stick Doors 80 x 36» Nine-Light, Two-Panel Entry Door 80 x 32» Entry Door with Stopped Shaper Cuts 80 x 34» Entry Door 80 x 30» Entry Doors 80 x 30» Entry Door with Arched Light 80 x 36» Entry Door French Doors 80 x 36» 15-Light Door 80 x 32» Double-Glazed Door 80 x 30» 18-Light 18-Light with Bevelled Glass 80 x 24» Curved-Rail Doors Closets 76 x 34» Fabric-Panel Closet Doors Screen Doors 80 x 36» Victorian Screen Door 80 x 36» Appliqued Screen Door 80 x 36» Screen Door Unusual Doors 80 x 30» Louvred Door 80 x 36» Seven-Panel Entry Door 7. BASIC SPINDLE SHAPER TECHNIQUES FOR DOORMAKING Shaper Use in Door Production 80 X 34» Shaper-Made Four-Panel Door 8 FINISHES, MAINTENANCE, AND REPAIR Choosing a Finish Surface Preparation Stripping Old Paint and Varnish Priming and Painting Applying Varnish or Oil Maintenance of Doors Repairing Doors Index