Exterior door construction

Apr 07, 2004 4 Replies

I would like to take a crack at building a new front door for my home. I've never tried anything like this and have many questions that need answering.



Can anyone suggest a good book that would describe how to go about building exterior doors (i.e. design, joints, wood types, thickness, weather consideration, etc.)



Failing any good book suggestions, I'll have to pollute the list :)



Thanks, Dave.


On Wed, 07 Apr 2004 04:00:58 GMT, "Dave Rathnow" queried:

John Birchard, "Make you own Handcrafted Doors and Windows", Sterling,

1988 ISBN 0-8069-6544-4.

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David Marks recently built a Frame and Panel door on the "Woodworks" show on the DIY channel.

The episode guide can be found here.

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David Marks did one on the episode shown this week. I don't know how old the show was, but it was the first time I had seen it. It was done in Jarrah and was cool.

You might check

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or on the DIY network web site.

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On Tue, 06 Apr 2004 22:28:24 -0700, Luigi Zanasi brought forth from the murky depths:

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Craig Weis, "Building Doors & Entryways: Projects, Plans, & Procedures", Sterling, 1996, ISBN 0-8069-8168-7. (Good for the basics)

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