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Got the door’s diagonal brace screwed to the frame with metal straps, and glued to the face. Weighing down the brace with bags of sand and gravel while the glue dries. Now we wait… #ProjectWineCellar #wine #woodworking
Today I cut, beveled, and tapered all the framing lumber for the door. Then I screwed together the rough frame and glued and nailed the outside skin. Tomorrow I fill the cavity with bracing and insulation. #ProjectWineCellar #wine #woodworking
To get the door to R-21 will take 3-1/2 inches of foam insulation. That plus skin and trim will bring the total thickness to 5 inches. Which means the latch side needs to be sharply beveled in order to clear the jamb. So the outside will be a half inch wider than the inside. #ProjectWineCellar #wine #woodworking
We’ve finally reached the part of #ProjectWineCellar that I’ve been dreading: the door. The problem is that standard doors are only insulated to like R-3. This door needs to be R-21. So that means a custom door. I’ve never even hung a door, much less built a door. Thus my trepidation. #wine #woodworking
The family all headed home after Thanksgiving, so I took a little time to clean up the cellar threshold. I trimmed the plugs hiding the cement screws, sanded them smooth, and applied a first coat of Tung oil. Second coat tomorrow. #wine #woodworking #ProjectWineCellar
Today was the last work day of this trip. I drilled pilot holes in the floor for concrete screws, and drilled counterbore holes in the threshold so that screw heads are hidden. Then I secured the threshold to the floor with concrete screws and a healthy helping of construction adhesive. Finally, I inserted oak dowels in the counterbore holes and glued them in place to hide the screw heads. Next trip I’ll cut the dowels flush to the surface and sand smooth. #woodworking #wine #ProjectWineCellar
Built a threshold for the cellar door today. Started with an oak 1×10, then I ripped to width, cut to length, notched the corners (for door trim), beveled the top edges, and cut rabbets to accommodate flooring. Hopefully I’ll be able to sand and install it tomorrow. #wine #ProjectWineCellar #woodworking
