The Historic District

How are you going to staple screening to ipe for cryin' out loud? It's not called ironwood for nothing. Congrats on snagging the mortiser.The trick to setting the bit/chisel relationship so it cuts w/o burning up the bits is to place a dime between the top of the chisel and the chisel holder, and in...

Have you stopped by to see how things are holding up? I’m pretty sure the door is fine, have they kept up with the painting and general maintenance of the door way and all that nice trim work? It burned to the walls in 1988. Immediately torn down; I'm sure it could have been stabilized and rebuilt,...

Yes,it got a tax credit/certified.
Casey

Hold up a sec; I meant to say the filler goes under the final coat of shellac; after all the stain and the first coats of shellac are laid down.
Casey

I’ve done lots of work with my little table saw and hand router. Nice doors Casey, I see nice period looking hardware mounted nice and low as they should be to be correct for the period. Did you do all the trim work as well? And I see a Ford Pinto in the reflection, haven’t seen one of those in a l...

I built my first pair of doors with a table saw and a jointer. I cut the mortises by hand.

Colored wax filler in the cracks (get the white paint out now) before the last coat of shellac.
Casey

Mahogany or Spanish cedar. Mortise & tenon joints.
Casey

No way! that is great news. They literally were asking extortionist fees for the privilege once given free.

I have many concerns about different insulation schemes imposed on old houses. Look at what the heating and moisture profile was when these houses were built. Weekly baths, not daily showers. That is a massive difference in the moisture being added. Definitely install and use a powerful bath vent fa...