This month's (January 2007) Fine Home Bouilding magazine has a short
how-to on trimming doors. I glanced at it. There was a picture of
making measurments while the door is still hung, there was tape
involved in the cutting and I think I saw a scoring knife......
On Jan 30, 3:17 pm, "Jay Kellaway" <[email protected]> wrote:
> I am intending to trim 1/2" from the bottom of a solid oak panel door using
> a skil saw. Do I have to take any precautions to avoid tear-out of the ends
> of the stiles? Thanks.
On 30 Jan 2007 18:14:41 -0800, "Never Enough Money" <[email protected]> wrote:
>This month's (January 2007) Fine Home Bouilding magazine has a short
>how-to on trimming doors. I glanced at it. There was a picture of
>making measurments while the door is still hung, there was tape
>involved in the cutting and I think I saw a scoring knife......
>
I could have used that how-to when I cut a door down to accommodate carpet and ended
up taking 3/4 inch off the TOP... <g>
>
>On Jan 30, 3:17 pm, "Jay Kellaway" <[email protected]> wrote:
>> I am intending to trim 1/2" from the bottom of a solid oak panel door using
>> a skil saw. Do I have to take any precautions to avoid tear-out of the ends
>> of the stiles? Thanks.
>
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> John Grossbohlin wrote:
>> "Jay Kellaway" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>> news:[email protected]...
>>> I am intending to trim 1/2" from the bottom of a solid oak panel door
>>> using a skil saw. Do I have to take any precautions to avoid tear-out
>>> of the ends of the stiles? Thanks.
>>
>> Scoring with a knife would help.
>>
>> I'd also try to figure out if there is enough wood there to take a 1/2"
>> off without destroying the door. I recall trimming a wood paneled storm
>> door as a kid only to find that the bottom of the tennons then showed.
>> Apparently the door had been trimmed before or the tennons were quite
>> wide. ;~)
>>
>> John
>>
>>
> How would the bottom of the door show? You'd have to be about 1/8" tall
> to see anything.
They would show after cutting but that wasn't the problem. The problem is
that if you cut the bottom side off the mortise there isn't anything to
support and hold the bottom rail and panels in place... though the mortise
and tennon is nailed (not glued) everything eventually falls due to gravity.
John
John Grossbohlin wrote:
> "Jay Kellaway" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>> I am intending to trim 1/2" from the bottom of a solid oak panel door using
>> a skil saw. Do I have to take any precautions to avoid tear-out of the
>> ends of the stiles? Thanks.
>
> Scoring with a knife would help.
>
> I'd also try to figure out if there is enough wood there to take a 1/2" off
> without destroying the door. I recall trimming a wood paneled storm door as
> a kid only to find that the bottom of the tennons then showed. Apparently
> the door had been trimmed before or the tennons were quite wide. ;~)
>
> John
>
>
How would the bottom of the door show? You'd have
to be about 1/8" tall to see anything.
"Jay Kellaway" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>I am intending to trim 1/2" from the bottom of a solid oak panel door using
>a skil saw. Do I have to take any precautions to avoid tear-out of the
>ends of the stiles? Thanks.
Scoring with a knife would help.
I'd also try to figure out if there is enough wood there to take a 1/2" off
without destroying the door. I recall trimming a wood paneled storm door as
a kid only to find that the bottom of the tennons then showed. Apparently
the door had been trimmed before or the tennons were quite wide. ;~)
John
On Tue, 30 Jan 2007 22:17:53 GMT, "Jay Kellaway"
<[email protected]> wrote:
>I am intending to trim 1/2" from the bottom of a solid oak panel door using
>a skil saw. Do I have to take any precautions to avoid tear-out of the ends
>of the stiles? Thanks.
Jimmy has the answer, score the door first. Also make sure you don't
have any burrs on the bottom of you skill saw table or use cardboard
or tape under it to be safe. You don't want to scratch your door with
the skill saw.
Mike O.
On Tue, 30 Jan 2007 22:17:53 GMT, "Jay Kellaway" <[email protected]> wrote:
>I am intending to trim 1/2" from the bottom of a solid oak panel door using
>a skil saw. Do I have to take any precautions to avoid tear-out of the ends
>of the stiles? Thanks.
Score the door with a sharp knife just a hair north of your cut and you should be
good to go even with a poor blade.