Thanks for bringing Norm back. I made almost all of his projects back in the day. Still use his router table. Pushing 80 now so have to slow down a bit.
Started watching this when it was this, old house and the fella doing old school woodwork with hand tools. Thxs for the memories. Retired from custom woodwork after 41 years.. Not all custom, lol
You can be like Norm too and build a mahogany door. After 6 weeks, thousands of dollars worth of tools, equipment and wood, you may have a close enough door for just under 9 grand.
over the years, i've felt bad for you since you don't have enough sharp cutting and wood working tools. but we love you Norm and know you'll perservere. 🇺🇸
I love seeing techniques Norm used being taught today. Seeing the floating tenons before the Domino was a thing is pretty cool. I wonder if this door held up. I have seen doors made of both solid wood like this one and staves(?) with a shop-sawn veneer surface. Someday I want to build my own entry door.
I really wish I had seen this video first! In a moment of dyslexia at Home Depot years ago. I thought they were asking $80 for this beautiful door that caught my eye. I almost choked when I realized that they were asking $800 for it! I picked up a few pieces of cull plywood to make the door I have now. Although I'm happy with the door. I really feel that it would have been much better, from the advice that you provided here. Thank you so much for the wonderful instructional video! 😊
We used to build doors in a millwork shop. We had a big job of building a bunch of 8 panel doors out of western red cedar. It was quite the job. Thanks Norm!
I like that there was no Domino used in this video. Not only was the mortise cut with a router, but the loose tenons were hand made. I doubt I've seen a single video where an alternative to Dominos was actually done. I guess sometimes it takes an old video to see that there isn't a wrong or right way to do these things. There's just the way it was done.
The Domino only came on the US market in 2007, the same year this video was first aired ... 🤔 Regardless, the Domino wouldn't be big enough when compared to Norms "dominos"... 😏 He called this door energy-efficient at the vid end, I wouldn't go that far myself though... turned out nice... having all those jigs takes the tediousness out of hanging and hardware, I hate that part of this job myself... 😣 😎👍☘️🍻
Beautiful door. Two surprises in this ep: First, I was expecting Norm to make the panels like cabinet doors, sliding them in before closing the square frame. Making the frame first was, well, a first for me. Any particular reason for the different approach? Second, why not install the locking equipment in the shop before hanging the door and putting the coat of protection on? Another great episode. I loved these when they first came out, and I love them even more now, appreciating the high quality of craftsmanship of a true Master that my child self did not know enough to understand. Thank you.
I am not a carpenter so take what i say with a grain of salt, but i think the issue is waterproofing. With a cabinet you would dato the styles and insert the panels in the datos before gluing. That would create pockets in the styles where water could accumulate (especially considering the panels need to be floating to account for expansion). The way shown in the video the panels and moldings naturally guide the water away. And the glued in tendon with calk serve as a second layer of protection.
Agree on the door and exactly what I thought assembly-wise! Seemed like a helluva lot more work this way but definitely more watertight! And I've never freehand drilled the lockset mortise and lock cylinder.thumblatch holes with the door already hung and finished - always used a jig with the door lying flat or on end and secured. Too much risk from slight misalignment of the holes through the door!
I just made a pair of rebated French doors with the frame and I used wedged through tenons and profile and scribe on the internal mouldings. Everyone said ‘why don’t you use a domino?’. It’s just sad that no one in the future will know how satisfying the job was. It’s all about fucking money now.
One can always count on learning something new when watching Norm build something. I had never seen nor heard of a couple of the jigs he used on the door for mortising in the hardware. As always, outstanding work by Norm in building this door. It's absolutely beautiful. And how many people can say their front door was built by Norm Abram and their house was featured on the show? Perhaps only the family who currently lives in that home? What a great conversation starter when new guests come over!
I noticed that where you fitted the door receiver their is not a lot of timber around it. Will you be fitting a reinforcement plate behind it to stop it giving way on the first kick.
Norm, that door looks great with those bullseye glass panels and spar varnish! I'll see if I can find some images of these bullseye glass panels, before the old pine dry sink on next Tuesday!
Must have been rain the day of topcoat, that didn't allow enough time to get the lockset in before finishing. I would have thought that they would put the dunnage door back on. A learning opportunity: Check the forecast! haha Gorgeous door.
Nice work Norm. I'd install a metal door shoe with a drip lip when that rubber sweep fails. You will have to trim the bottom slightly. Also, I wish the daylights lined up on the door glass and side-lite glass. But very nice regardless.
How about thinner panels and sandwiching in some foam insulation between them? ... and I have to admit, the 14-year-old in my mind giggles at the two bullseye glass pieces.
@@thecommonsenseconservative5576 Wood has an R-value of about 1.25 per inch. So that is one issue. The door has panels only 3/4" thick, so those are less than R-1. The windows are single pane, and thus less than R-1 themselves. In my climate, a door like this would condense moisture in the winter for any reasonably built house. I don't remember where this project house was, but I suspect new england somewhere, so same climate. Mahogany is no worse than other woods, and better than some.
@@CorwynGC I'm thinking of a This Old House season in the 1990s (though there were probably a few) where it was more important to the homeowner to keep the original/historic windows and just reglaze/weather strip them for the best possible weather resistance for that type of design over whole home energy efficiency. What would be your compromise to raise the energy efficiency but keep it a wooden door?
Unfortunately not a very secure door. The only thing holding in the panels is some brad nails in the interior moulding. Someone can walk up to the door, kick a panel in and climb straight into your house. Much better to make it the traditional way where the solid panels fit into grooves routed into the rails and stiles or at least have the inside moulding integrated into the rails/styles instead of separate pieces.
I believe you are mistaken, the interior side is the side with the plywood that serves as a tendon. Much more solid then the moldings. You could pry the moldings and then panels back outwards though. But i dont think that is very intuitive for your everyday burglar. But honestly, if i wanted to steal someone, a good old brick to the window sounds simpler
There is a window right next to the door latch, and the lockset is controlled by an interior knob. Any crook kicking through the door panel is going to get laughed at, back in the hideout.
I don’t know why he uses clear or white calk as a method of gluing wood instead of wood glue! Calking is normally to seal gaps and not for gluing wood!
Caulk is spelled with a U in it, pal! Besides, Abram did not use any glue on the outer plywood panel to where the moldings are, because it had to float around in the opening with seasonal changes in humidity! Both the mahogany panel, and the molding itself gets the caulking, specifically made for the door!
Spelling police are out in force.😂😂😂. Not only do you get the New Yankee Workshop, you also have to deal with people that think it matters if you spell it caulk or cock or calk or chalk. No one gives a flying fu*k.
This guy’s projects were once a highlight of my Saturday evening. Love watching him build stuff.
Man, watching these never gets old. Thank you for releasing them.
Nice to find these videos on YT... Used to love watch Norm build projects... Saturday afternoons on PBS.
Watching this brought back memories of working with my dad years ago. Thanks Norm!
My thoughts exactly. My Dad and I built numerous projects from the show. Miss you so much Dad.
Thanks for bringing Norm back. I made almost all of his projects back in the day. Still use his router table. Pushing 80 now so have to slow down a bit.
Thank you Norm for another wonderful project, been a fan for more than 25 years !!!
I used to watch this show on PBS when I was a kid with my dad. My dad always mentioned if we had those tools we could do this. LOL
This episode could have been called "Build a door as long as you have all these door-building tools!"
@@ccraw235 LOL : )
This man brought the love of carpentry to so many. You are the best 😊
Started watching this when it was this, old house and the fella doing old school woodwork with hand tools. Thxs for the memories. Retired from custom woodwork after 41 years.. Not all custom, lol
This was the first video I watched of Norm. Norm never disappoints. Great job 👍🏻
Norm rules. Such good memories and this has inspired me to build a front door out of Honduras Mahogany!
Good days back then. Simpler times todays kids will never experience.
You can be like Norm too and build a mahogany door. After 6 weeks, thousands of dollars worth of tools, equipment and wood, you may have a close enough door for just under 9 grand.
I swear I’ve watched every episode. Norm helped me take my projects to the next level.
Love the project, that beautiful mahogany wood, and the end bumper with Russ Morash's voice-over. Thanks Norm!
OUTSTANDING!!!!!
Timeless entertainment that’s instructive and encouraging, great series of videos
He makes it look easy
Even today you can learn how to woodwork from Norm. He is The Man!
over the years, i've felt bad for you since you don't have enough sharp cutting and wood working tools. but we love you Norm and know you'll perservere. 🇺🇸
Perfect image of that door key. Now anyone can Geoguess the place and bust in! I kid, of course.
Norms the man.
I love seeing techniques Norm used being taught today. Seeing the floating tenons before the Domino was a thing is pretty cool. I wonder if this door held up. I have seen doors made of both solid wood like this one and staves(?) with a shop-sawn veneer surface. Someday I want to build my own entry door.
I really wish I had seen this video first! In a moment of dyslexia at Home Depot years ago. I thought they were asking $80 for this beautiful door that caught my eye. I almost choked when I realized that they were asking $800 for it! I picked up a few pieces of cull plywood to make the door I have now. Although I'm happy with the door. I really feel that it would have been much better, from the advice that you provided here. Thank you so much for the wonderful instructional video! 😊
We used to build doors in a millwork shop. We had a big job of building a bunch of 8 panel doors out of western red cedar. It was quite the job. Thanks Norm!
this is my favourite episode
Absolutely stunning! Love that door!
I like that there was no Domino used in this video. Not only was the mortise cut with a router, but the loose tenons were hand made. I doubt I've seen a single video where an alternative to Dominos was actually done. I guess sometimes it takes an old video to see that there isn't a wrong or right way to do these things. There's just the way it was done.
The Domino only came on the US market in 2007, the same year this video was first aired ... 🤔
Regardless, the Domino wouldn't be big enough when compared to Norms "dominos"... 😏
He called this door energy-efficient at the vid end, I wouldn't go that far myself though... turned out nice... having all those jigs takes the tediousness out of hanging and hardware, I hate that part of this job myself... 😣
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Domino's or loose tenons are both a very poor substitute for a full mortise and tenon joints with wedges, it's low grade construction method.
@@waterboy8999 doesn't that stile (😉) of construction leave the endgrain exposed to moisture ingress ?... 🤔
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@@peterfitzpatrick7032 not really as they are in the door check as opposed to the bottoms of the stiles.
@@waterboy8999.. okay
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Beautiful door! Thank you for what you do!
Beautiful door.
Two surprises in this ep:
First, I was expecting Norm to make the panels like cabinet doors, sliding them in before closing the square frame. Making the frame first was, well, a first for me. Any particular reason for the different approach?
Second, why not install the locking equipment in the shop before hanging the door and putting the coat of protection on?
Another great episode. I loved these when they first came out, and I love them even more now, appreciating the high quality of craftsmanship of a true Master that my child self did not know enough to understand.
Thank you.
I am not a carpenter so take what i say with a grain of salt, but i think the issue is waterproofing. With a cabinet you would dato the styles and insert the panels in the datos before gluing. That would create pockets in the styles where water could accumulate (especially considering the panels need to be floating to account for expansion). The way shown in the video the panels and moldings naturally guide the water away. And the glued in tendon with calk serve as a second layer of protection.
Agree on the door and exactly what I thought assembly-wise! Seemed like a helluva lot more work this way but definitely more watertight! And I've never freehand drilled the lockset mortise and lock cylinder.thumblatch holes with the door already hung and finished - always used a jig with the door lying flat or on end and secured. Too much risk from slight misalignment of the holes through the door!
@@friesenguard good answer
@@friesenguard That makes sense. He mentioned waterproofing more than once, I just did not make the connection. Thank you for the response.
@@stevejensen3471 That freehand drilling freaked me out. No way I have the skill to do that. Norm could do it, but that is because...he's Norm.
Spectacular entry.
Norm is the man
Thank you!!
the good ol'days....norms the man
Not sure if that jamb is stronger enough for that beast of a door. Damn, impressive
I just made a pair of rebated French doors with the frame and I used wedged through tenons and profile and scribe on the internal mouldings. Everyone said ‘why don’t you use a domino?’. It’s just sad that no one in the future will know how satisfying the job was. It’s all about fucking money now.
Norm's got those lungs that don't need a mask when sanding.
How bad ass is a house with a front door made and installed by a master?
Norm!
must be nice to have a planer that doesn't snipe
No fooling around now!
In case you’re wondering, those jigs he used are very expensive!
And also discontinued/out of production I think.
One can always count on learning something new when watching Norm build something. I had never seen nor heard of a couple of the jigs he used on the door for mortising in the hardware. As always, outstanding work by Norm in building this door. It's absolutely beautiful. And how many people can say their front door was built by Norm Abram and their house was featured on the show? Perhaps only the family who currently lives in that home? What a great conversation starter when new guests come over!
I noticed that where you fitted the door receiver their is not a lot of timber around it. Will you be fitting a reinforcement plate behind it to stop it giving way on the first kick.
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In my experience, the cherry goes out on a joint that's too tight, Norm.
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Norm, that door looks great with those bullseye glass panels and spar varnish! I'll see if I can find some images of these bullseye glass panels, before the old pine dry sink on next Tuesday!
What was cool about this project is getting a history about the barn itself where the show is filmed.
How does that technique measure up for security purposes? Does it hold up to someone trying to force themselves in?
It's like any other quality door
Still trying to find a New Yankee Workshop Logo poster, anyone know how I can get one??
We ran out of posters years ago. If you email us through the website I can send you a PDF to print one yourself.
Must have been rain the day of topcoat, that didn't allow enough time to get the lockset in before finishing. I would have thought that they would put the dunnage door back on.
A learning opportunity: Check the forecast! haha
Gorgeous door.
Nice work Norm.
I'd install a metal door shoe with a drip lip when that rubber sweep fails. You will have to trim the bottom slightly.
Also, I wish the daylights lined up on the door glass and side-lite glass.
But very nice regardless.
You first. Good grief.
Why are you wearing a tool belt?
How about thinner panels and sandwiching in some foam insulation between them?
... and I have to admit, the 14-year-old in my mind giggles at the two bullseye glass pieces.
I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO BE A GOOD WOOD WORKER CAN YOU HELP
Sadly only about R-1. Losing a lot of heat through that door.
The old one or new
@@thecommonsenseconservative5576 The new. The old one was even worse.
@@CorwynGC is it just because wood or the type of wood
@@thecommonsenseconservative5576 Wood has an R-value of about 1.25 per inch. So that is one issue. The door has panels only 3/4" thick, so those are less than R-1. The windows are single pane, and thus less than R-1 themselves.
In my climate, a door like this would condense moisture in the winter for any reasonably built house. I don't remember where this project house was, but I suspect new england somewhere, so same climate. Mahogany is no worse than other woods, and better than some.
@@CorwynGC I'm thinking of a This Old House season in the 1990s (though there were probably a few) where it was more important to the homeowner to keep the original/historic windows and just reglaze/weather strip them for the best possible weather resistance for that type of design over whole home energy efficiency. What would be your compromise to raise the energy efficiency but keep it a wooden door?
Bob Vila > Norm, Tom and the whole lot
Unfortunately not a very secure door. The only thing holding in the panels is some brad nails in the interior moulding. Someone can walk up to the door, kick a panel in and climb straight into your house. Much better to make it the traditional way where the solid panels fit into grooves routed into the rails and stiles or at least have the inside moulding integrated into the rails/styles instead of separate pieces.
I believe you are mistaken, the interior side is the side with the plywood that serves as a tendon. Much more solid then the moldings. You could pry the moldings and then panels back outwards though. But i dont think that is very intuitive for your everyday burglar. But honestly, if i wanted to steal someone, a good old brick to the window sounds simpler
There is a window right next to the door latch, and the lockset is controlled by an interior knob. Any crook kicking through the door panel is going to get laughed at, back in the hideout.
It's a very secure door
@@friesenguard watch carefully from 11:44. The mahogany panels are only retained by the interior mouldings, not the "filler blocks"/splines.
The “latch side”? I think he meant the keeper side.
And frankly, I would have restored the old original door.
Why not stave-core? Solid is cool but not as stable
I don’t know why he uses clear or white calk as a method of gluing wood instead of wood glue! Calking is normally to seal gaps and not for gluing wood!
Caulk is spelled with a U in it, pal! Besides, Abram did not use any glue on the outer plywood panel to where the moldings are, because it had to float around in the opening with seasonal changes in humidity! Both the mahogany panel, and the molding itself gets the caulking, specifically made for the door!
@ my apologies.
@@4HBirtcherIt's okay! You are such a very good subscriber!
@@4HBirtcher To the blackboard young man....and get out that Chaulk.
"I will spell Caulk with U"
"I will spell Caulk with U"
"I will spell......"
Spelling police are out in force.😂😂😂. Not only do you get the New Yankee Workshop, you also have to deal with people that think it matters if you spell it caulk or cock or calk or chalk. No one gives a flying fu*k.
Freehand drilling the lock cylinder and thumblatch holes straight and true is easier said than done!