My ex did not want screens on the front French doors ... reckoned they would make the front entry look ugly.

However, the current SWMBO made it clear she wanted the flies gone and she wanted the breezes from the front. Screens were required for the front door ... to match the existing French doors.

I used some 150 mm X 25 mm NGR boards for the stiles and top rails and a lump of 200mm X 25 mm Hoop pine for the bottom rails. Cedar is preferred for doors, but this was what I had in the shop. All joinery is floating tenons. Four 8mm X 50mm tenons in the top rails and five in the bottom rails. Glue up was simple and then the rebate for the screens was routed into the frame and the corners chiselled out.

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Then the doors were swung (they fitted!). Removed the doors made the beading to go into the rebates and painted everything. Thank goodness a standard colorbond colour was used on doors and trim to the front of the house so it was a breeze to match the colour. Screening was stapled in place followed by the beading which was bradded in. A quick touch of plastic wood concealed the nail holes and a final coat of paint was applied before the doors were hung and the barrel bolts and latch attached.

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Brownie points all topped up ... for now.

Last weekend my son and I made an insert for his desk to hold a cooling fan his gaming console and to conceal the cabling. All done in a day, including the lacquer. This job took 3 days, working 2-3 hours a day. Sometimes these quick and easy jobs are very satisfying ... perhaps because I am fond of instant gratification.