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Clock house door

The brief was to make an exact copy of the door that leads from the house  to the roof and the clock tower. .

General description

The house is early 19th C and the existing south west  facing door to the clock house had completely broken down . What was left was taken back  to my workshop and the aperture temporarily boarded up.  
All joints were to be stopped  mortise and tennons as per the originals (arguably not as strong as through M&T but, stopped M&T  mean less ingress of rain and snow).
The glue  was polyurethane, a modern adhesive  that  is highly tolerant of wet and damp  conditions.
The finish was two coats of Sikkens Filter 7 (light oak stain)  fantastic finish for exterior wood but very expensive.

 
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Photo 1 above left: The new door frame (no glass as yet) hung in place as seen from the roof.

Photo 2 above center: A "long shot" of the door at the bottom of the clock tower

Photo 3 above right : View of the door (not yet glazed) after the climb up to the clock tower ..

Photo 4 above left: The old door alongside  the new one (under construction) .

Photo 5 above right: The joinery uses   mortise and tennon through out. Brass hinges and fittings  were used to hang the door .
 

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