Domino makes it EASY! How I'm building doors now!

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[@bmker5469]

Best channel on KZbin.. always look forward to seeing craftsmen doing they're best work. 👌

[@thejtizzel]

No.

[@joshuareed3999]

Me to. I also love reading the comments when people break out THEIR best grammar. Hahaha. Just messing with you.

[@johnarmendariz310]

Dewaukita

[@robertbamford8266]

You make it look easy! A bit agonizing with everything assembled, glad the screws didn’t split the muntins.

[@marktourtellotte1336]

Been a finish carpenter for 51 years. Had a great mentor when I was in my 20's. Your patient explanations remind me of him. Thank you, my brother.

[@_J.F_]

You can say what you want about Festool but the Domino is a huge time and pain saver. If you can do your joinery using the integrated indexing pins on the machine you don't even need to eyeball , measure or mark anything, and you get perfect matching joins every single time. A really great machine.

[@theofarmmanager267]

I agree. Festool have “invented” some very good machines. My issue with them is that the cost. The domino has been around for a long time with few, if any, innovations. So all the R&D costs were recovered years ago - and yet the cost goes up and up. I understand the marketing philosophy (keep this an aspirational brand) and the accountants view (charge as much as we get away with) but, eventually, the market will turn against such brands. I make my internal doors pretty much as shown in this video. The differences would be that I either use a multiple number of standard dominoes in a joint (to get maximum glue area) or I use mega dominos (shop made tenons that fit a mortise made by using the domino to cut side by side). I’ve not had one door fail through racking using the domino. In fa act, I don’t think I’ve had a joint in anything I’ve made using a domino fail at the joint.

[@stich1960]

I mean I don't think anybody disagrees that they're useful tools like the only negative thing people ever have to say about them is the price per value. Personally I just don't see it for any tool that I don't use regularly even as a contractor

[@stich1960]

Don't give me wrong if I was a trim guy I was 100% have a domino and use it a lot. But as someone that just does trim occasionally or as a homeowner in my opinion they just don't make sense for the usefulness per dollar

[@theofarmmanager267]

@@stich1960 I would agree that they are (now) over priced. When we ran as a business making bespoke furniture, we clocked making cabinet doors for a book case. First with M&T and then with dominos. Dominos were much quicker and we worked out payback would be months, not years. Hardly a rigorous scientific time and motion study but good enough for us. At one point, we had 3 domino machines and I think we ended up using them on virtually every piece of furniture. I’ve heard arguments about long term strength of M&T versus dominos but, in my mind, it’s down to the amount of surface area and the correct use of the appropriate glue.

[@Dr.Vincent_D_Gilmer]

For a mere $1500

[@MarkZart]

That’s some awesome carpentry! Figuring stuff out and doing it the right way. Such a pleasure to watch you explore boundaries, learn and show us. Thanks Richard. Well done 👍

[@jefferyholland]

This channel has come so far over the years. I love the progression and can't wait to see what is next.

[@hansangb]

@10:36 LOL. that had me smiling. Also, I love that you're surprised that everything worked out. Too often, we only see the "perfect" take of things. Love how much you grew since when you had your boat in the garage!

[@markevans7584]

You've come a long way, you should have your own HGTV show.

[@electricalron]

This might be one of your best videos yet. I've been watching your videos for at least 6 years and have watched your skills levels grow and that's awesome to witness. This door is going to look so good when its up and in place. Great work dude!

[@dusty7264]

Interesting, as a journeyman carpenter/ fine woodworker I stick to traditional mortise and tenon jointly. Yes it takes a little longer and I have to change a bit more. Thirty years experience as I can’t keep up with the work. Making forty custom interior doors out of mahogany for a custom home in Scottsdale Arizona this week. Great video, more than one way to skin a cat 👍

[@garrettp.5018]

Wow that is an awesome opportunity to make 40 custom interior doors! Wow! Are these 6/8 doors or 8/0?

[@lawranceescobedo1076]

Great project. Like I mentioned to you before when you first introduced the Festool Domino on your channel, I cannot put two pieces of wood together for love or money. Till I bought both the 500 and the 700. I use the 500 for picture frames, boxes, drawers, cabinets etc. I just built a new 48" x 66 1/2" wood gate using the XL-10mm x 100mm for the 2"x4" frame. Man! It's solid-no screws. The more you use it and the more you become comfortable with it, the more the price will make sense. Take care, love your channel.

[@heystarfish100]

Beautiful door Richard. I think that door would look incredible with narrow reed glass. 😎👍

[@z06doc86]

That is a nicely engineered and constructed door that should last for years. 👍👍

[@alfio22]

How awesome is it to keep saying this is the highlight of my career or the best thing I’ve ever built? Hats off to you to approach new challenges and growing your skills.

[@qzetu]

I should have thought about cutting off my converter before I gave my leg.

[@splanzza]

FYI, bidding and prepping for a main entrance hallway accent wall board/batten install. All inspired by studying your videos and coming up with my own design. Customer is brave enough to dish pre-chosen insta patterns and go with my unique one. It wont be easy since surface is not square or rectangular but rather all over the place with various angles as a border (steps and roof). Oh … almost forgot, it at 20’ high and 16’ wide. Thanks for sharing all of the experience! it is nice to see you advancing in your trade and life (new house, shop, domino-LOL etc). All the best Rich.

[@johnp1839]

Your incredible skills continue to evolve. Its clear you have a passion for your craft, enjoy the journey. Great video and thanks for sharing.

[@tomroe2861]

Do the wavy glass. Beautiful work

[@brendonburgin5250]

Great work mate you should be proud, you put a lot of pride into your work and it shows. I love watching this type of carpentry even though I could never do this myself. I'm a handyman that can build a wall, that type of carpentry. I can tell that when you do jobs in other peoples houses you are not a cowboy and you work with such a high level of skill, so keep up the great work.

[@donf1526]

Curious to see how you build the jam for this, hole alignment, hinge alignment, etc. Hope you cover that in detail in an upcoming video! Love watching your stuff.

[@donhozy]

Thanks for taking us along on your journey! I for one have been really enjoying the ride!

[@FeelingLikeThatNow]

The door looks excellent. I would want a frosted or etched glass with some kind of pattern or design on it for the center insert.

[@normansawatzky4778]

That is a great idea! I've had things like this done on projects that I've done years ago.

[@tonyheiman5564]

Great job as always my friend

[@yohanathandowns9057]

Love working with white oak. Such a solid and forgiving wood. One of my first ever milled project was out of Cedar, and it was the most disastrously fun/rewarding work iv ever done

[@Aepek]

14:03 It’s great that your skills are growing as is your business and trying new things, buying new tools/equipment to help you out and be able to “do the things” dreamed of doing👍🏻 Pretty awesome that things do come true when put in the work and go after it, even if afraid at times if “take chances” etc…..doing projects might not necessarily “one before” but just knowing skill level and believing can do it. Like you’re working w/ Brent and that’s just SO AWESOME that you were able to work on those projects while back and how amazing they turned out Rich. Congrats again and congrats on what have accomplished and are able to do now. I remember one of your vids long ago in your house when trying out a new “technique” doing stairs and said if failed, oh well, ya do again, or just leave for now, “as you test in your own house, not others”. Granted I’ve heard before; but you’d be 1st person that I actually saw doing just that in their own house and filming it for everyone to see; that’s awesome 👏🏻 Cheers✌🏻

[@m.a.r.services5720]

Sweet! Whistle of approval for sure!

[@charlesyoungblood7561]

Love your work and have learned a lot from you over the years. I use the domino a good bit, both the 500 and 700. I have learned to lay out the glue on a piece of card board and roll the domino in the glue. No need to put glue in the hole just roll them and drive the in when doing doors. Never had a failure.

[@ridgmont61]

Plug cutter on pillar drill works well.

[@patrickknapp8539]

I’d love to see how you are going to make the jams and how you’re going to align the hinges with the door and the Jam. Maybe a jig?

[@notalenthere]

Mike Farrington has a video on making double doors which includes a hinge jig that has the jam and door sides on one jig. I followed his design on double doors I made and hung using 4 hinges per door and it worked great.

[@micssticksnpipes]

I have made a few doors now with the domino. Thing I have found to watch for is twist when it’s clamped up. Keeping it super flat pays off later

[@whomadethatsaltysoup]

Wonderful project! You are a master builder. Thank you so much for sharing all the content over the years. I totally agree on the tool platform front. I started out back in the 80s with a 9.6v Makita cordless drill/driver. Since then, I went on to use a plethora of power tools from Elu to Bosch. Only when the cordless tools came of age did I opt for a particular platform, namely Hitachi. I chose that platform on price/performance. Many years down the line, I own a rather random collection of power tools, and even more so in the cordless range. Pretty much every brand - except the one named after the beer, and they all seem to do what I want. I've yet to go for the Domino - I find dowels do the same for me, but one of these days I just might take the plunge.

[@jmario1783]

Wow that was fast . I love it . Having the right tools makes it much faster. Great job

[@albertshilton5336]

Nice work. Thanks. Love to see the glass installed.

[@pitsnipe5559]

Nice! Reminds me of the french doors between the living room and dining room of the place we lived when I was in high school.

[@kevinf3641]

Great build. White oak is a great choice

[@yvonboudreau3932]

Hi Richard, Great looking door. Just a suggestion, whenever I am driving screws in hardwood, I rub the screws across and old candle. The wax make driving the screws in hardwood much easier. Love your channel. Yvon from New Brunswick Canada.

[@frameriteairdrie578]

That's an amazing result! Since it's so heavy, will you be using upgraded hinges or even commercial grade hinges on it?

[@michaelanthony9905]

Looks Great!!!!

[@wchops7578]

Man, what a cool looking door. Can't wait to see the glass put in

[@johng4503]

I’m a big fan of the prairie nine light muntins for windows and doors. Excellent build!

[@To_Se_Drugoe]

Отличня работа!! Festool Domino очень крутой инструмент! Сегодня поеду забирать свой из магазина. (Коллега из России)

[@jonb8241]

Great work ... watching from the UK 👍

[@rickhammer2374]

I just hope you don't regret not making it a stave block core on the styles and rails. Solid hardwoods like to move. Best of luck. Enjoy your videos.

[@rkon02]

Great job and your on camera persona is outstanding and very confident!!

[@jamesellis3323]

To save yourself some stress on your glue ups try pre gluing your domino's. I found that to be very helpful. Great job on the door brother!

[@timmoore7258]

Love your channel bro

[@Stevenyoung100]

Very nice carpentry as usual. I can't help but imagine how funny it would be if the entire door dis-assembled when you shook it

[@Pistol_Knight]

I bought the Domino 500 about 5 yrs ago, brilliant tool

[@trickpumas2224]

Congratulations on your beautiful door. You are a true talent and craftsman.

[@daryldavirro4237]

Love it. That's the style door I want for my pantry. But with an etched glass.

[@BarryHull]

Brent is proud of you!

[@JohnR9965]

Awesome work!

[@aaronoconnor606]

That's great way to build doors. I build them the same way, with domino's. Faster then traditional tenon and mortis.

[@keithcunningham884]

Next LEVEL+

[@brianhawkins184]

Absolutely love your channel

[@joshuahellriegel3354]

Damn dude, that is legit.

[@robertlaird6746]

I haven't made a door like that before but have made many interior and exterior doors before as well as a few wood windows and a few inset cabinet doors. If you look at the cabinet doors that a KZbin channel called Odd Life Crafting has on there boat, that's what I'd like to do on some of the doors in my house that I'm building from the ground up. It's a geodesic dome home and I'll be building a timber frame pretty soon. You should get a Porter-Cable 126 door plane and all the jigs to process doors. It makes your life much easier.

[@dougdiplacido2406]

Beautiful door. Something to really be proud of.

[@kawasakiglenn]

Flemish glass will go nicely in that style of door

[@kevinlassiter552]

Great job Richard

[@wernerxldata]

Your window is nicely Makita blue 😂

[@MrRadtech22]

Beautiful work

[@jdurnal]

6:51 that’s what she said.

[@paulstanando1975]

Beautiful 👌👌👌

[@GDOG520]

Can't wait to see it hung up that is looking clean bro!

[@ThomasPowl]

Lol dude 4:40, your deadpan is next to none. Nothing here is “eyeballed” 🤣🤣🤣

[@robertn2813]

Very nice Richard . Nice work .

[@robhunt9055]

I really enjoy watching your videos when you produce excellent work like this 👍😀 I was a little disappointed when you did a segment about all the bad work out there, the world is already full of negativity! be proud that you are a craftsman, with awesome skills! 👍😀 kind regards Rob 🇳🇿

[@gtpsic]

Nice job Richard!

[@JM-wy6sq]

Awesome door my house was built in 1940 and I have an interior door same exact as that

[@ryanodonnell1892]

Yeowzer! Heck yeah. That is one sexy door! Love the new content. Thanks!

[@johnsecrest6879]

love the videos

[@joserrodriguez8782]

Wow, looks amazing. Good job. 👍👍

[@ChronoVersatur]

You can safely say you're a carpenter now. That is some top notch wood working there.

[@walterreeves7378]

Great good. Your skills have come a long way. Keep it up!!!

[@OwlingDogDesign]

Fabulous work! Hey, I have an arts & crafts door on the front of my house that is original to the 1920's. It has beveled glass in it. So beautiful, it makes such a difference. Several of my original windows have that beveled glass & design. You might like that look for glass. 😃

[@mhughes1160]

I love it when a plan comes together . LoL 😂 Nice work

[@kovar2860]

Great job...I would like to build a front door.

[@kennyshipman7136]

Another job well done, can't wait to see installed. Semper-Fi

[@LostBoyLA]

"I've done this a few times before" ... as he takes out catalytic converter hahahaha! Love the humor!

[@rxcalvosa]

Nice!

[@michaelc.3812]

hey Richard and fellow carpenters: you may not need to pound in the dowels (screw plugs) to the head of the screws. Snug is okay but tight is good.

[@jgoody7467]

My man has brand new drill press and drilled the plugs by hand . Come on man !! lol

[@michaelc.3812]

One of the funniest and sublime moments ever. “I cut off one of my catalytic converters to pay for this”. Great joke Ricardo, or was it a joke?

[@dannymontes4110]

Awesome Man! Is always a pleasure watching your videos, great Talent!

[@IvanTheUndertaker]

Interesting work. Why didn't you mortice the muntins into the rails and styles?

[@mchaplinjr]

Awesome door !!!!

[@deanmartin7593]

All I heard was, you need to buy the festool DF500 for muntins 😃

[@sandercurtis1847]

Outstanding!

[@southernrenovatedhomestv]

Thank you for your advise and tips man! Love the content!!

[@daleburger9994]

Not bad for a rookie! I’m proud of you.

[@kennethbarber438]

safer to cut plugs with the drill press.

[@olafbigandglad]

Geeez, if I had a brand new Nova Voyager, I'd be chucking my plug cutter into that.

[@Peterbsullivan]

Nice

[@rickteeden8656]

Great job as always

[@diyidea3031]

I took this wood connection for me also, I will drill normal 20mm holes, use 2 pins 📌, 📌 or more if need. I will to do like Banch- wood doga with opening sit long 1.6m x 0.6m. high- 1m.

[@terencemerritt]

DeWakeetool

[@ralfjr.]

Would you consider stained glass? Something symmetrical.

[@Danman1972]

Love the door! White oak is nice an solid for sure. I want to make the ones for our house. Nothing as fancy as what you have done. We do have a solid 3 panel entry door that is Checking at the bottom. Would love to know how you would tackle that.