liveaboard

OH wanted new interior doors, but our house is old and the sizes are odd. Anyway, I hate store bought woodwork.

I bought rough sawn planks in Silves, planed and morticed the frames



Joined panels


Panels are varnished first, so when they shrink in the groves a little the finish will still be ok.


Didn't like the store bought keyslot plates. Couldn't find nice ones anywhere.


These look better.


Made them at home, more DIY


Ready.

Alan PT

Beautiful work, attention to detail reminds me of my father-in-law, an ex-aircraft (manufacturing) engineer!

liveaboard

Thanks;
I used a 2 component spray varnish for the first time.
It's SO fast, looks great, sets hard within hours.

But it costs a fortune.

chislenko

Just out of interest how is the price of wood in Portugal, it appears, like most things, to have gone up really quite sharply in the UK.

A pack of interior cladding I bought for £7.00 last year is now north of £11.00!!

philat98

Good sized workshop Liveaboard. A very useful thing to have.

macliam

Nice piece of work - as a first class wood-butcher, I salute you!

When I needed doors and windows for my place, I went to a local joiner/carpenter who sourced some hardwood locally that he'd had his eye on for 20 years!
He was surprised when we wanted no varnish, but treated it with a german wood oil, again sourced locally.
It needs a refresh every few years - but the cost of that too is eye-watering!

liveaboard

I haven't bought a lot of wood lately, but it always seems crazy expensive.
The Iroko / Kadamba planks I bought for the doors are sold by the cubic meter, and it was 350 euros just for the doors.
I bought a tree section 10 years ago and did most of the house cabinetry with it (kitchen, exterior doors, etc.). That was much cheaper, 900 per cube + IVA I think.


iroko stack

Workshop; could be bigger, I have to move the tractor outside to make room to work.
​​​​​​​Metal shop is in a 6 meter container, it's ok for small work but large things have to be done outside.

Shanorme

Well done. Those doors look amazing!

Tweedpipe

Amazing job, well done!

liveaboard

Thanks for the compliments;
I'm a self taught carpenter / cabinetmaker. It's very satisfying to make this sort of thing and then keep it.

Here's a picture of one of the three after hanging in the frame (I used the old frame and hardware, except the key plates)

liveaboard

Next job; car needs a little work to get through inspection.
I was actually a professional car mechanic for a short time. After a while I had to give it up, because the pay was abysmal.

Being an amateur mechanic is much better; no time pressure.
Spend a little time to contemplate the bolts.

toots sweet

Goodness liveaboard... you have a shedload of equipment there !!

liveaboard

Yes, several sheds actually.
I have a little tool fetish...

I'm really happy in the metal shop, a little sea breeze and sunlight steaming in as I make a racket to raise the dead with my machines.
Sometimes I think of you folks out there on the beach or golf course, and I hope you all have as much fun as I do.