New trim carpenters don't fully understand what wealth of knowledge Gary brings to the internet and the trade. Do you want to be productive and make money? Follow everything he does.
Thank you, Cole! There are several other great finish carpenters posting wonderful videos on RUclips. I mentioned Spenser Lewis above: ruclips.net/user/InsiderCarpentry
I'm relatively new and I have subscribed to Gary's Channel, Spencer Lewis, Richard at Finish Carpentry TV and more.. Anything this man puts out I watch and I read his articles too! Any knowledge I treat as sacred and must be watched carefully and making tons of mental notes
Gary ; I sure hope u continue teaching us! I learned so much from you and your books! It so good to see that your kicking some door butts! I am 64 and still work as a sub contractor pro finish carpenter! Pushing thru 100 degree days! I think I enjoy it now more than ever!! What a great Job!
Gary, I have followed you for years now and have your DVDs. Your teaching and advice have changed my life in so many positive ways. I even used your business name as inspiration for my business , Michael’s Custom Interiors. From crown molding to door hanging, you have single handily made me a better carpenter. Thank you!!
Hands down the best tutorial on hanging operable sidelights in an entry unit. I'll never build another unit laying flat on a table again. Thanks for continuing to invest your time into documenting your knowledge for the next millennia.
Gary your immense knowledge and masterful skills are second only to your passion for this craft. I cannot thank you enough for sharing your encyclopedic knowledge. The definitive act of a MASTER.
Roy, Thank you. I'm glad you enjoy the videos. And yes, I sure love the heck out of carpentry. But don't believe there are any 'master' carpenters or tradespeople in the U.S. That's a classification limited to England and other countries that have formal 'master' programs.
Good morning Gary. I came up with using the 3/4" pan head screws that come with door shoes to put behind the hinge to act as an adjustable shim. Came across your videos the other day and brought back memories. I learned how to hang doors and do trim while working for Guy Evans back in the the early 2000's before he sold. It was a trip to see and hear the same terminology by someone else since I am in Colorado now and its a different animal out here. I am pretty sure that Guy had learned a chunk from you back in the day. I appreciate having your materials on youtube now. I am big into learning everyday and its a great resource to have my new guys watch your videos to learn the right way to do things. Phil B. The Door Store
what a cracking video Gary. You are truly a master craftsmen. I really enjoy watching your videos. They are so clear on instruction for the novice to understand. I have always struggled to hang doors. Not tried one into a new jamb though. And I am not a carpenter. Just tried a few in my own home. Thanks for your passion to share your knowledge. I am truly greatful. Lee
This hinge jig from Templaco for just $80 seems like a must-have even if you are doing just several doors. You don't want to mess around trying to position a single-mortice jig with 1/64" precision and hope you don't make a mistake. Just use this jig and you'll save hours and avoid pain.
I got the idea from Al and Royal Shaefer...see below for more on them. I modified it some, so the legs hinge and fold up, and a few other tweaks, but it's not my idea.
Always the greatest educational videos on RUclips! I have learned a tremendous amount about finish carpentry. I want to thank you for your time that you take to explain in detail about how to do finish carpentry correctly like a pro. I did go to Amazon to order your video on hanging doors and it’s currently unavailable do you know when it will become available again??? I have five prehung doors that I’m going to be hanging in the next week or so for a client and I will use your method. Thank you.
The DVD's are no longer available. I've uploaded ALL the videos from the DVDS to RUclips...they are available for FREE on the THISisCarpentry channel. There's a playlist, too: ruclips.net/p/PLdevcnBfKikdLQBa390C_tA3-VYQUYaVw
You did a great job with this video series. And I learned a lot. But you stopped before you mounted the Strike Plate. This is something I struggle with because I can't find good instruction on this. I always wing it and half the time I hate the results. Thank you again for the awesome video.
Funny you mention that, Darrell!!! I kind of started thinking I'd run off at the mouth for long enough and no one was going to watch. But I did shoot video with my phone for IG of installing the strikes for the casement latches. I'll try to post that soon. And NEXT time, I'll shoot video for YT. !
Thank you Henry. I'm glad to see me around, too. I am proof that age does not diminish carpentry skills (you only shake more), and nothing compares to the feeling of knowing how to build stuff and fix stuff and solve problems on your own.
Great video, learned so much as always. Lots of little details and nuances, many in other videos, but added to another install, they become even more clear! What make is Gary's toolbelt? Thanks Gary !!
Door hanger for over 30 years Gary. Still learning from you !! Where can i get the bench. And the planer? Also tell us more about Alan Royal Shaffer please.
Oh, the Shaefer family: I learned a lot about hanging doors on my own, before I met Al and Royal. Like a lot of carpenters, I was very confident that the stuff I learned and the system I came up with was 'the nuts', better than anyone eles's.. Of course. Then I met the Shaefers. True pro door hangers. That's when I learned I didn't know bubkis. Most doorhangers I've met are in the same boat I was before I met Al and Royal. No offense meant. Just the plane truth. They could hang 30-40 solid core doors (scribe, plane, butt, bevel, bore) in a day. Easy. Half of them upstairs. $12.00 a door.
@@THISisCarpentry thanks Gary! circular saw and a clamped on straight edge is what the old timers used, 10 years ago I got the festool track saw and did the same thing
Hey Ian, If you're asking about the lock boring jig, it was made by Classic Engineering. You might be able to find one on ebay. But Templaco makes one, too, which is almost as nice. Unless you're boring 20-30 doors a day, every day, you wouldn't notice the difference. :)
hello gary , im intersted in your explanation, and im following you , but i need to know where can i buy the heng templet ? do you have the link or the place ? i live in canada thank you
Gary, I'm a professional handyman. I have a few questions, 1. Where do you get the jam stock? 2. Where can one find the lock boring jig you have? All I can get is the cheap plastic ones. 3. Do you know where one can find the old style hinge jig that were used in the 70s and 80s?
So timely, in this day f supply issues. Good carpenters can make their own door sets, meet schedules, get paid and move on. There are endless opportunities for young motivated carpenters today.
Door companies are the villains. It's them who take $3K and then deliver a prehung with hinge screws driven at 70 deg and the sill installed just a 1/4" from the door so the weatherstripping barely squeezes into there. And while a good installer can fix all that, why should they? To teach them it's OK to keep cranking out defective product? It's just making me mad thinking how they could have avoided it by spending probably extra $20 to hire better workers and give them a little bit more time. But thanks to Gary's videos I learned how to do this all myself.
New trim carpenters don't fully understand what wealth of knowledge Gary brings to the internet and the trade. Do you want to be productive and make money? Follow everything he does.
Thank you, Cole! There are several other great finish carpenters posting wonderful videos on RUclips. I mentioned Spenser Lewis above: ruclips.net/user/InsiderCarpentry
I'm relatively new and I have subscribed to Gary's Channel, Spencer Lewis, Richard at Finish Carpentry TV and more.. Anything this man puts out I watch and I read his articles too! Any knowledge I treat as sacred and must be watched carefully and making tons of mental notes
100%. His BOOKS are what sped me ahead back in the day. Now we get videos? Wow. There are carpenters and there are Masters. G is a Master. Capital M.
Gary ; I sure hope u continue teaching us! I learned so much from you and your books! It so good to see that your kicking some door butts!
I am 64 and still work as a sub contractor pro finish carpenter!
Pushing thru 100 degree days! I think I enjoy it now more than ever!!
What a great Job!
Good for you!
Gary is an excellent teacher!
Gary, I have followed you for years now and have your DVDs. Your teaching and advice have changed my life in so many positive ways. I even used your business name as inspiration for my business , Michael’s Custom Interiors. From crown molding to door hanging, you have single handily made me a better carpenter. Thank you!!
Michael, THANK YOU for your note. Boy, when I'm down, it's sure nice to read comments on RUclips!!! :)
Hands down the best tutorial on hanging operable sidelights in an entry unit. I'll never build another unit laying flat on a table again. Thanks for continuing to invest your time into documenting your knowledge for the next millennia.
Geez, Robby, you could have just called....
Gary your immense knowledge and masterful skills are second only to your passion for this craft. I cannot thank you enough for sharing your encyclopedic knowledge. The definitive act of a MASTER.
Roy, Thank you. I'm glad you enjoy the videos. And yes, I sure love the heck out of carpentry. But don't believe there are any 'master' carpenters or tradespeople in the U.S. That's a classification limited to England and other countries that have formal 'master' programs.
Gary: Thanks for showing us completely and thoroughly how to do a professional job. You are the best.
David, Thank you! It was a long time in learning for me, that's for sure. Carpentry isn't for the weak willed.
Good morning Gary. I came up with using the 3/4" pan head screws that come with door shoes to put behind the hinge to act as an adjustable shim. Came across your videos the other day and brought back memories. I learned how to hang doors and do trim while working for Guy Evans back in the the early 2000's before he sold. It was a trip to see and hear the same terminology by someone else since I am in Colorado now and its a different animal out here. I am pretty sure that Guy had learned a chunk from you back in the day. I appreciate having your materials on youtube now. I am big into learning everyday and its a great resource to have my new guys watch your videos to learn the right way to do things.
Phil B.
The Door Store
Thank you for taking the time to make and post these videos!
You are very welcome. I enjoy doing it a lot, obviously.
Wish I had a teacher like gary but guys like him are rare
They are out there! Take at look at Spenser Lewis' youtube channel! ruclips.net/user/InsiderCarpentry
Wow what a great tutorial. Awesome information. Years of experience right there. Also love the bench!!! Thanks
Fantastic craftsmanship. 😁
what a cracking video Gary. You are truly a master craftsmen. I really enjoy watching your videos. They are so clear on instruction for the novice to understand. I have always struggled to hang doors. Not tried one into a new jamb though. And I am not a carpenter. Just tried a few in my own home. Thanks for your passion to share your knowledge. I am truly greatful. Lee
Thank you, Lee! I'm glad the videos help.
@@THISisCarpentry they really do. Love em. Thanks so much
This hinge jig from Templaco for just $80 seems like a must-have even if you are doing just several doors. You don't want to mess around trying to position a single-mortice jig with 1/64" precision and hope you don't make a mistake. Just use this jig and you'll save hours and avoid pain.
That's a cool little custom bench you got there. Simple but so useful...
I got the idea from Al and Royal Shaefer...see below for more on them. I modified it some, so the legs hinge and fold up, and a few other tweaks, but it's not my idea.
I like this door workbench.
Always the greatest educational videos on RUclips!
I have learned a tremendous amount about finish carpentry.
I want to thank you for your time that you take to explain in detail about how to do finish carpentry correctly like a pro.
I did go to Amazon to order your video on hanging doors and it’s currently unavailable do you know when it will become available again??? I have five prehung doors that I’m going to be hanging in the next week or so for a client and I will use your method.
Thank you.
The DVD's are no longer available. I've uploaded ALL the videos from the DVDS to RUclips...they are available for FREE on the THISisCarpentry channel. There's a playlist, too: ruclips.net/p/PLdevcnBfKikdLQBa390C_tA3-VYQUYaVw
Gary u are bad ass I've learned some good tricks of the trade some good knowledge watching your channel thanks
You are welcome, Dale.
You did a great job with this video series. And I learned a lot. But you stopped before you mounted the Strike Plate. This is something I struggle with because I can't
find good instruction on this. I always wing it and half the time I hate the results. Thank you again for the awesome video.
Funny you mention that, Darrell!!! I kind of started thinking I'd run off at the mouth for long enough and no one was going to watch. But I did shoot video with my phone for IG of installing the strikes for the casement latches. I'll try to post that soon. And NEXT time, I'll shoot video for YT. !
Darrell, I FORGOT! There's already a clip from my Doorhanger's DVD on how to install strikes on RUclips! ruclips.net/video/n6atcLekrhY/видео.html
@@THISisCarpentry Thank you, I'll check it out.
Gary the master !
Gary you’re a beast
"Never, never, never give up."
Thy Gary. Glad to see you around again.
Thank you Henry. I'm glad to see me around, too. I am proof that age does not diminish carpentry skills (you only shake more), and nothing compares to the feeling of knowing how to build stuff and fix stuff and solve problems on your own.
I made my first drawers with your 1/4 n 1/4 method.
Excellence!
Thank you.
Great video, learned so much as always.
Lots of little details and nuances, many in other videos, but added to another install, they become even more clear!
What make is Gary's toolbelt?
Thanks Gary !!
I'm wearing a vest made by Diamond Back
@@THISisCarpentry Thanks Gary ! I'm Canadian, never heard of that.
Thanks for all your videos, add subtle details to your excellent book !
🤣🤣🤣😉👍🏽🔨🪚📐Great Job Nicely Done
Thanks 😁
Door hanger for over 30 years Gary. Still learning from you !!
Where can i get the bench. And the planer? Also tell us more about Alan Royal Shaffer please.
WAIT! How can you be a doorhanger for over 30 years and not have a PC 126 planer???? :)
Oh, the Shaefer family: I learned a lot about hanging doors on my own, before I met Al and Royal. Like a lot of carpenters, I was very confident that the stuff I learned and the system I came up with was 'the nuts', better than anyone eles's.. Of course. Then I met the Shaefers. True pro door hangers. That's when I learned I didn't know bubkis. Most doorhangers I've met are in the same boat I was before I met Al and Royal. No offense meant. Just the plane truth. They could hang 30-40 solid core doors (scribe, plane, butt, bevel, bore) in a day. Easy. Half of them upstairs. $12.00 a door.
@@THISisCarpentry thanks Gary! circular saw and a clamped on straight edge is what the old timers used, 10 years ago I got the festool track saw and did the same thing
Hi Gary where did you get you Door jig from and very nice work 👍
Hey Ian, If you're asking about the lock boring jig, it was made by Classic Engineering. You might be able to find one on ebay. But Templaco makes one, too, which is almost as nice. Unless you're boring 20-30 doors a day, every day, you wouldn't notice the difference. :)
@@THISisCarpentry thank you Gary for the information I will have a look. Me I'm only 10 doors a day GB chippy keep up the good work 🏗
hello gary , im intersted in your explanation, and im following you , but i need to know where can i buy the heng templet ? do you have the link or the place ? i live in canada thank you
Templaco.com
Gary, I'm a professional handyman. I have a few questions,
1. Where do you get the jam stock?
2. Where can one find the lock boring jig you have? All I can get is the cheap plastic ones.
3. Do you know where one can find the old style hinge jig that were used in the 70s and 80s?
1. Lumberyard
2. eBay ( it’s old). Classic engineering boring jig
3. Wasn’t around back then, he’s using a templaco I believe
So timely, in this day f supply issues. Good carpenters can make their own door sets, meet schedules, get paid and move on. There are endless opportunities for young motivated carpenters today.
EXACTLY! But really, it's no different than 'yesterday.' You just have to be really really really motivated. Period.
Door companies are the villains. It's them who take $3K and then deliver a prehung with hinge screws driven at 70 deg and the sill installed just a 1/4" from the door so the weatherstripping barely squeezes into there. And while a good installer can fix all that, why should they? To teach them it's OK to keep cranking out defective product? It's just making me mad thinking how they could have avoided it by spending probably extra $20 to hire better workers and give them a little bit more time. But thanks to Gary's videos I learned how to do this all myself.