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    Curved or arched rebate with hand tools

    Thanks for the suggestions. I've never seen that type of router before. Google tells me its a preston 1386.
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    Curved or arched rebate with hand tools

    I am in the process of making the top rail of a door that needs a rebate cut for glass. The trick is that it is arched and therefore needs an curved/arched rebate. I don't have a powered router but I realise this would be this quickest and simplist way. Any tips on how to do this with hand...
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    Oak Timber frame (and formally a Diminished stile door (markup and cutting the diminished part?))

    I suppose I like the appearance and don't mind mixing styles. I probably started seeing and reading up on this type of cladding a few years back and having done other types, wanted to give it a go. Maybe mixing styles is a thing here: Castle ward house in Co. Down has a classical front and the...
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    Oak Timber frame (and formally a Diminished stile door (markup and cutting the diminished part?))

    So after the floor, it was getting to the recommended max time of exposure for the underlay and I wanted to enclose everything. Once batten and counterbattens were on then it was time to clad. The mesh will prevent bugs etc making a home behind the cladding. I brought up all the siberian...
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    Oak Timber frame (and formally a Diminished stile door (markup and cutting the diminished part?))

    Thanks, yes only a tiny amount of it is easily seen once the floor is on: completely unnecessary and crusher run would've been grand alone but I had the bricks and flags lying around and enjoy a bit of paving Exactly, it's a weakish mix but would be completely the job for a garden and normal...
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    Oak Timber frame (and formally a Diminished stile door (markup and cutting the diminished part?))

    Yes, old imperial size solids. Reclaimed from old demolitions/renovations and then left over from other completed projects. Just had the right amount to fill the space between bricks and flags. The big stones are from an old farm building a few fields away. Tried to keep things as local as possible.
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    Oak Timber frame (and formally a Diminished stile door (markup and cutting the diminished part?))

    With the outside weatherproof, i needed the subfloor sorted so I could work inside. This has a suspended floor over a void with good cross flow of air. You could of course dpm and pour a slab but I wanted to avoid concrete and plastic as much as possible and this is a well established technique...
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    Diminished (gunstock) stile door

    Here's the gap in close up: And here's after adjustment: Bottom rail:
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    Diminished (gunstock) stile door

    Been away for a while and doing other things but managed to find some more time for the door. Needed to chop out the top mortise for the head rail. For anyone new to this, I use a guide for deep or through mortises and chop about halfway through both sides hopefully meeting nice and square on...
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    James's shed

    You can purchase profiles matching your roof sheeting with mesh inserted but being in Northern Ireland which may as well be Northern Korea as far as importing materials, I fabricated my own which is a bit of a faff but much cheaper. Basically drill holes in the mesh and make a slice...
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    Oak Timber frame (and formally a Diminished stile door (markup and cutting the diminished part?))

    Once the building was fairly well protected it was time to sort out the glass gable wall. I think the most widely accepted way to do this is to allow the glass to "float" on the outside of the timbers. Fixing within the frame can be done but is risky due to shrinkage. Placing glass on the...
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    Wooden Router Plane

    Angle maybe sounds closer to a cabinet scraper. Certainly looks the part. Paul Sellers has a tutorial on making a router plane/hags tooth though I've never made one https://paulsellers.com/making-the-paul-sellers-router-plane-from-a-kit/
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    Wooden Router Plane

    Love handmade tools. There's something extra special about making something using equipment you've made yourself.
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    Oak Timber frame (and formally a Diminished stile door (markup and cutting the diminished part?))

    Outdoor kitchen sounds great. I'll bet thats an amazing looking feature. Seriously considered shingles.
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    Oak Timber frame (and formally a Diminished stile door (markup and cutting the diminished part?))

    This is an Austrian scythe. Having picked up my grandfather's old traditional scythe which is more nicely made but very heavy, this new one is much lighter and nicer to swing. Still, its only about 5 minutes before I'm wrecked. Good workout though.
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    Something to make from offcuts

    My contribution to offcut work. This is a bit of walnut. My coffee machine handle was getting more and more loose so needed replacing. I don't have a lathe and usually just spokeshave to get close to round but it's just not as good. So thought I'd try another shape. This is tapered towards the...
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    Oak Timber frame (and formally a Diminished stile door (markup and cutting the diminished part?))

    Next bit not so much fun and very functional but important to weatherproof the building. VCL (green) goes around the entire builing and joins to roof VCL where possible. The sarking visible is very short boards just at the end so the membrane goes up and under and then over to join the green...
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    Front face aesthetics- The Wonky Donkey Woorkshop. Your opinion pls.

    I think a window is nice to have though and if putting in would place to the right to the shorter side as this would be more balanced but entirely up to you. Translucent glass could be good as you can see someone there but your equipment will be obscured. I generally avoid painting building...
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    Front face aesthetics- The Wonky Donkey Woorkshop. Your opinion pls.

    I think I missed the purpose of the build but think maybe it's a work area? Will the door open in or out which could influence position? I'm generally in favour of having windows but again depends on intended use. Doug's point about corners is a good one.
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    Oak Timber frame (and formally a Diminished stile door (markup and cutting the diminished part?))

    Sarking boards seem to be a thing in more northern areas. I think they're common in Scotland and in some houses of a certain vintage in Northern Ireland possibly from Scottish influence. Sawyer had some Douglas fir boards in various widths and just over 1" thick so this really stiffened the roof...
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