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    Hi guys, I'm making some front doors for my new house and would like some advice on the best glue and any build hints as well. It will be made from 40mm thick tas oak strips about 120mm wide. The outside will be painted and the inside face polyurethane finished. Any advice welcomed.

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    Titebond III is described as suitable for external use. I used it for joining some boards (with Dominos) as an apron around a deck, which faces north and gets plenty of rain. It was painted, and two years later no sign of any degradation.
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    what sort of door are you building?

    the description of 120 mm wide Tassie Oak strips implies a battened and ledged door that, historically, would have been nailed together. The typical nail would have been hand forged with a large head designed to blunt an attack with an ax.
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    Quote Originally Posted by FenceFurniture View Post
    Titebond III is described as suitable for external use. I used it for joining some boards (with Dominos) as an apron around a deck, which faces north and gets plenty of rain. It was painted, and two years later no sign of any degradation.
    Thanks ff, that's what I was thinking but best to ask for advice in case there is something better. On another note I think I was supposed to contact you sometime ago.

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    Quote Originally Posted by ian View Post
    what sort of door are you building?

    the description of 120 mm wide Tassie Oak strips implies a battened and ledged door that, historically, would have been nailed together. The typical nail would have been hand forged with a large head designed to blunt an attack with an ax.
    No, Ian, we are not using nails ever and we don't live in medieval England.

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    but you didn't answer the question about te style of door.
    If it's a frame and panel, one option is to tongue and grove the wood strips used for the panel (and include a bead) and let the strips float in the frame.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Superbunny View Post
    we are not using nails and we don't live in medieval England.
    and I was only thinking that you were setting up your stone castle in the wilds of Tasmania and would need some protection from the devils.
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    Well folks, a quick update. I have had all 4 doors in now for a year and no problems using the Titebond III.
    I glued 190mm x 45mm strips with some biscuits for alignment. Primed and painted 3 coats and all good. I get a little expansion this winter but a plane fixed that no problems. Anyhow, thanks for your advice and thoughts and my castle in Tasmania is nearly built.

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    SB, you've been around long enough to know the rules


    no pictures = hasn't / didn't happen
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    Quote Originally Posted by ian View Post
    SB, you've been around long enough to know the rules


    no pictures = hasn't / didn't happen
    Christ Ian, your hard. I thought you would know what a door looks like. It's too dark to take a picture now so I'll do it tomorrow, anything for you

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    Quote Originally Posted by Superbunny View Post
    Christ Ian, your hard. I thought you would know what a door looks like. It's too dark to take a picture now so I'll do it tomorrow, anything for you

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    knock

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    Ok, just as Ian has no idea of what a door looks like here is one I made last May and still going strong. It's a back door that is used daily as the main entry door so it gets a work out, the rest look the same, nothing special.

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    now we know it did happen
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