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Well crap. I just realized that I glued the blocking to the wrong side of the door. I glued it to the hinge side instead of the latch side where it belongs. The glue is set, and they aren’t moving, so I guess I’ll do it all over again, only on the right side this time. Ugh. ?♂️ #ProjectWineCellar #wine #woodworking
Got blocking for the doorknob and hasp glued into the door frame. Everything is clamped into place, so now I’ll let it dry overnight. Hopefully I’ll be able to cut insulation tomorrow. #ProjectWineCellar #wine #woodworking
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
