Finishing Technique Seen On Festool Video - Why Does He Do It That Way?

Regardless of his steps to stain, finish, and or assemble the Domino makes mortise and tenons very fast and easy.

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Leon
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On 09/30/2016 4:44 PM, DerbyDad03 wrote: ...

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Well, if weren't going to do any of the finishing until after assembly, do it all at once't....looks like a waste step to me for whatever reason.

But, it was his work so he can do it as he sees fit...I just don't have to follow along! :)

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dpb

Oh, yeah, I agree. I'm just glad it looked strange to everyone else and not just me. Maybe I am learning stuff. ;-)

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DerbyDad03

easy he is so excited with his festools that he forgot the basics

all the time he saved with the biscuits he lost on staining

but why are barn doors a thing now and why they calling them barn doors

guess they make sense for a large opening but still not going to give much privacy

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Electric Comet

- They take virtually no floor space, kinda like pocket doors without the pocket.

- They're "industrial" looking, which is in vogue, right now.

- They're a "thing" now because people like them. So what?

They're called "barn doors" because they are barn doors.

That's not the point. You don't often see them on bathrooms or bedrooms.

Reply to
krw

Who cares, I say. All I know is, in about 15 years I'm going to make a bunch of money replacing them with regular doors once they go out of vogue and everyone realizes what a PITA they are. :-)

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-MIKE-

I'm not sure what you consider "often" but an image search for "barn door bathroom" or "barn door bedroom" will bring up a lot of different ways barn doors are used on both.

Reply to
DerbyDad03

Exactly.

The ones that I've seen aren't being used as doors, again, much like pocket doors.

Reply to
krw

Never seen that. My wife is an HGTV junky. They've used them for living rooms and kitchens but I've never seen them used on bathrooms. Bedrooms, maybe, in lofts or whatever.

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krw

I've installed one in a bedroom, and one in a home office.

Decided after the last one that I will just pass on any future requests.

This one is in the master bedroom. The now have kids, but, when recently asked how it was working out, they don't seem to mind the lack of privacy, so far ...

I'm thinking the kids aren't old enough yet. Just wait.

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Swingman

As is mine, which means I get a healthy dose of it also. ;-)

Directly from the HGTV website, from bedroom into bathroom. A two-fer!

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In addition, Jason (of HGTV's Fixer Upper fame) recently removed a pocket door from one part of a house and installed it, barn door style (with exposed hardware) in the bathroom. He surprised both Johanna and the homeowners.

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DerbyDad03

Nice work, as usual. I call them "exterior pocket doors." There's always an attraction to "old stuff" with interior decorators. Farm sinks, barn doors, shiplap, and all kinds of things that were done away with for good reason.

As soon as these fads hit the shelves of Lowes & Home Depot is when I know they're on the way out. Like when the Gap starts stocking winter clothing in July. It's too late to be on the cutting edge, you're just on the bandwagon now.

Don't get me wrong, I'll take their money. :-)

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-MIKE-

That's actually a pretty good application for one. With a conventional door, that space in the corner would be useless.

Why would it afford less privacy? It isn't lockable? Seems a broom stick would solve that. ;-)

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krw

My tablet barfs on the site.

The house I grew up in had pocked doors to the bathroom of the gust room (well, that's what it ended up being after a couple of my brothers moved out). A barn door wouldn't have been any different, though in that case, the hardware may have been more difficult. In any case, I think they make a lot more sense than pocket doors. Yech!

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krw

Yeah, I had to reload the video numerous times on my iPad. I thought it was my WiFi connection, but it must be a tablet/website compatibility issue.

Access to the exposed barn door hardware sure is easier, but you have to like the industrial look.

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DerbyDad03

Not lockable Plus they DO NOT fit tightly against the wall. Almost no sound insulation value. And they can be pushed away from the wall several inches near the bottom. A smart cat will sneak right in. They are more like a room divider on wheels.

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Leon

Seems like either problem is easily solved. Since many homes have luan/cardboard doors, sound isolation doesn't seem to be a priority. "Sound isolation" in a home is pretty difficult anyway, unless you live next to a freeway.

Reply to
krw

Pretty easily solved by putting in a proper fu@%!ng door, yes. :-)

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-MIKE-

You're not a fan of pocket doors, either, I suppose? Unless Hillary is elected, no one will force them on you. ;-)

Reply to
krw

When someone invents one that works... and works as well as a hinged door, I'm all in. :-)

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-MIKE-

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