I've got an odd one in a custom home right now I'm replacing all the original golden oak stuff with new doors/trim/casings, a couple of the doors are odd sizes. The new doors have panels and whatnot but are still hollow core. Trying to figure out if it's possible to remove a section from the center to shorten a door and keep the panel intact. Obviously there will be a line there from the cut mark which I'll have to fill somehow but I need to shorten a door from the standard 80 inches to 67 inches, which is basically the exact height of the inlaid panel so if I take whatever 8 inches off the bottom and 5 off the top it wouldn't look right. Not sure how to take from the middle though.
I'm in the middle of a project doing this I cut almost 2 in off the bottom without a problem so my doors must have been better than the average cutting the sides off if it's a hung door you got to remember you're going to remove the cutout for the hinges
I'd guess that he used a blade with more teeth than for rough cutting. If you can't get one, you could try using painter's tape to tape along your cut line to try to reduce tear-out or splintering (especially if your door has veneer). If your door does have veneer, use a straight edge and utility knife to cut through the veneer along your cut line first. This will reduce the likelihood that you'll mess up the veneer while cutting
I got really nervous with your fingers an inch away from that blade, especially when the timber lifted off the table slightly. 🖖🏻
By the way, paint the ends of the door. Painting will seal the door and will stop swelling in humid months.
Great videos guys, keep up the good work 😎🛠️😎🛠️😎
I've got an odd one in a custom home right now I'm replacing all the original golden oak stuff with new doors/trim/casings, a couple of the doors are odd sizes. The new doors have panels and whatnot but are still hollow core. Trying to figure out if it's possible to remove a section from the center to shorten a door and keep the panel intact. Obviously there will be a line there from the cut mark which I'll have to fill somehow but I need to shorten a door from the standard 80 inches to 67 inches, which is basically the exact height of the inlaid panel so if I take whatever 8 inches off the bottom and 5 off the top it wouldn't look right. Not sure how to take from the middle though.
Wondering if you can do the same for the width? Like an inch off each side?
I’ve changed door jambs when I needed to adjust the width that much but I don’t see an issue with what your suggesting doing.
I'm in the middle of a project doing this I cut almost 2 in off the bottom without a problem so my doors must have been better than the average cutting the sides off if it's a hung door you got to remember you're going to remove the cutout for the hinges
Great video, thank you
What kind of blade did you use? finer tooth than cutting a 2X4?
I'd guess that he used a blade with more teeth than for rough cutting. If you can't get one, you could try using painter's tape to tape along your cut line to try to reduce tear-out or splintering (especially if your door has veneer). If your door does have veneer, use a straight edge and utility knife to cut through the veneer along your cut line first. This will reduce the likelihood that you'll mess up the veneer while cutting