| Project by JustplaneJeff | posted 67 days ago | 1085 views | 1 time favorited | 12 comments |  |
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The theater in our town was built in 1931 and is on the National Historic Register. I was lucky enough to be commisioned to build new front doors and the paneled surrounds. I built the 7 doors out of white oak. For the cores of the doors I laminated plain sawn white oak, and mortised and tennoned the joints, Then I milled a 5/16” veneer of qtr sawn white oak for both sides and applied with type 3 glue and lots of clamps. The stops were routed in and thermo-pane saftey glass installed. The doors and new jambs where mortised to use the original bronze hinges and The doors were installed with new trim and panels. I would like to think these doors will last as long as the originals.
-- JustplaneJeff
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a1Jim
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#1 posted 67 days ago
Beautiful work Jeff
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Ken90712
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#2 posted 66 days ago
Well done, nice looking doors.
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Sandra
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#3 posted 66 days ago
Very impressive! Nicely done.
(having clamp envy….)
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helluvawreck
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#4 posted 66 days ago
Beautiful work. Congratulations.
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david38
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#5 posted 66 days ago
really nice job
CessnaPilotBarry
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#6 posted 66 days ago
Very nice!
What did you finish them with?
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Kenny2946
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#7 posted 66 days ago
I wish I had that many clamps! Nice Job…
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JL7
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#8 posted 65 days ago
Nice work Jeff….....
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renners
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#9 posted 65 days ago
Big job, looks great, I’ve never seen that many clamps on a glue up before.
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JustplaneJeff
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#10 posted 64 days ago
The doors were finished with 4 coats of amber shellac with 2 top coats of exterior water based Helmsmen urethane All the finishes were selected by the building commitee for the Theater. The one thing going for this is this bank of doors is recessed about 12’ under the facade of the building. By the way, you can never have too many clamps lol
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Fishinbo
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#11 posted 62 days ago
Magnificent doors! Great build and joinery. Will surely last for many years. Great job!
CessnaPilotBarry
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#12 posted 62 days ago
Such a nice “old varnish” color!
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