Make your own Oak door bar/ transition strips

[Gazzer]

If you dont have the router handy then shape the edges with a block plane and sand to a smooth consistent finnish.

If you need a rebate on the underside to overlap tile;

Set a table saw to the depth of the rebate required

Set the fence guide to 2mm and pass the underside of the timber over the table saw

Set the fence to 4mm and pass over again

Repat this until you achieve the desired overlap on the rebate!

Upload some pics mate when you get done!

This would require the safety guard and kerf blade removing though and we could not condone such an act !

 

[tfs]

Yes, lol

obviously do so at your own risk. lol

 

[tfs]

On another note,

Langlow is owned by Palace Chemicals, the company that also makes tile adhesives etc

 

[tfs]

This would require the safety guard and kerf blade removing though and we could not condone such an act !

You are on the ball tonight mate!:lol:

 

[Gazzer]

You are on the ball tonight mate!:lol:

i used to love the new Yankee workshop

 

[tfs]

Me too! lol

 

[Dan]

I think the images are mostly in the right order now.

 

[tfs]

Cheers for that Dan!

 

[tfs]

I've finished jobs til after new year, so went to local timber yard this morning bought some 20x120 and went to garage to have a practice but couldn't find router anywhere, managed to cut 1 peice into two strips. Just found out bruv came around at w/e and borrowed the router should get it back tomoz so should have some made by w/e. could't find a source for "patina" on the interweb, where do you get it from?

Did you get round to making the door bar then matey? any pics?

 

[aph257]

Not yet, the missus has got me doing some other stuff. So it'll be next week now.

 

[tfs]

I have a list the lenthg of my arm full of jobs the misses wants me to do around the house:lol:

 

[Rob Z]

Hi TFS, good thread, and it's nice to see another forum poster doing carpentry work. I usually make thresholds on the table saw. I set the blade to the appropriate angle and run the threshold though with the bottom of the piece against the fence. I then clean up any saw blade marks with the jointer. Most of our floors are set over mud (render), so we need custom thresholds for all floor jobs. It's nice to do the work in-house and then it justifies buying more tools.:smilewinkgrin:

 

[tfs]

Can never have too many fancy tools lol Helps you stand out by offering a more bespoke service to the customer too.

 

[Rob Z]

I think I posted this before. We use the Festool saw more and more and the table saw less and less. I was able to take this huge hunk of oak and turn it into a beautiful threshold. I couldn't have run it through the table saw because it was too warped and quite unwieldy. My next plans are to take about two weeks off from work and build a proper shop. Like you and Sir Ramic, I was a big fan of Norm and The NYW.

 

[tfs]

Thats a big lump of oak. lol

Festool is one of the best tools I own!

 

[Perry]

this is also brilliant for sealing terracotta years ago i helped the langlows chemist trial it never found anything better since

 

[tfs]

Yes, I read on the spec sheet that it could be used on some tiles.

 

[Paulfire]

You are an absolute blinder that is just what I have been looking for as need a transition strip from tiles to carpet ! Thank you

 

[tfs]

I have one of these oak door bars to fit next week on a bathroom job I am working on so will upload a pic once done

 

[davemul]

Wow great stuff, thanks for posting. I will give this a go for my kitchen stone to dining room transition.

 

[russ1980]

what a brilliant day i'm having just found another excellent thread this is just what i'm after.

 

[tfs]

If you dont have the tools already, you can do a standard one with just a block plane (or electric planer) and sand paper.

 

[karankundra]

A great Thanks to you for sharing this step by step procedure Oak door.

 

[Ceramico tiling]

thanks,very good idea I never considered it.Those wood door bars are very expensive

 

[darren pealing]

another festooligan,dont no why i never make my own,paid £70 for the last one i had made to suit the hieght differences from one floor to another,thanks for sharing t f s i will be earning that myself next time,regards darren.