Hanging the Doors from XL Joinery - Capel #19

We've seen Robin ordering his doors from XL Joinery, now you can see him hang them as the Capel Build gets closer to the finish line.
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[@climbjay]

Honestly, I could watch Robin for days on end. I’m 20 years in the trade as a kitchen installer 2nd fixer and I’m still always picking up tips and learning from this legend.

[@McferranGlenn]

"take your time enjoy your craft" love that, so true

[@tomsmith9048]

I just wish it was true in the real world 🤦‍♂️ of site carpentery

[@lukebradford195]

I do just that but i find i loose alot of jobs because of it. People want stuff done fast and cheap.

[@tomsmith9048]

@@lukebradford195 me too people don't care how good of a Chippie you are money is always the underlying factor people only want to pay between 80 and 120 a day they think all carpenters are the same🤦‍♂️ until something goes wrong

[@cesvr.3747]

@@lukebradford195 ha

[@cesvr.3747]

@@lukebradford195 ha

[@Brown969]

Love it Robin. Nothing kills production like talking someone through what you're doing. Well done and thank you for your tips!!

[@kendom33]

Thanks Robin. We all really appreciate and enjoy your videos

[@briannewton3535]

The first one I have watched, but come away with several tips. I watched as I'm sussing out the skeleton jig.

[@stevenstallabrass3819]

Bin doing this for nearly 40 years and I’m still learning pal! Love watching you!

[@T.E.P.]

outstanding guys! thanks again Robin, you do a fantastic job and your passion screams through!

[@anthonysalisbury6945]

Robin you are genuinely brilliant..top of your game....your attention to detail is unbelievable, love these video's....take the DIY'er to the next level! Thanks again look forward to the next instalment!

[@andyrice859]

I'm one of those chippies that think they pretty good at all aspects of carpentry. Fairplay Robin, every video i learn just a little bit more . Well done squire 👏

[@wilkinsoncarpentry6278]

I know this is for educational purposes but deadset Robin is a master craftsmen, the way he was sharpening his chisel there , he does that when No ones around , I love how good he is at Carpentry

[@Samfarrelly]

Beautiful work! Once again.

[@jimmyflynn5129]

I'd love to see a video of the locks and handles and the lock plate to see how a master craftsman like Robin dose it. Great idea with the clamps.

[@SkillBuilder]

It is coming and it will surprise you

[@ricos1497]

@@SkillBuilder Why, does he get Roger to do it?

[@liamedwards12345]

I am currently learning the trade as a carpenter & joiner. I love watching your channel as well as scott brown carpentry it makes me want to expand my knowledge about the trade & i strive to become as good as you both. Two great channels with outstanding craftsmanship so keep up the good work & i look forward to seeing more content in the future 👌🔨🗜📐

[@MrJasdog107]

Love watching this this fella skilled on another level.

[@Angler_7]

Hi Robin Always watching your videos, learning that bit more off you ( perfect no bradawl marks with the clamps for new doors ) thanks again Robin/skill builder. TopMan, Fellow chippy.. Darrin , Liverpool

[@stevenfoust3782]

Amazing work and skill teachings. Hats off from the USA!

[@julietphillips1991]

You are so pleased with yourself! Happy Days!

[@raycollins4149]

As usual an absolute master class in carpentry. Great advice take your time and price accordingly 👍

[@zedman442]

That made me happy too Robin! Lovely doors

[@spnashy]

Hi robin I use a 10v makita drill absolutely fantastic they don't heat screws up at all perfect for what you're doing keep up the brilliant videos

[@sally6457]

I've fitted doors this way for years (down to the helper you mention) I've been mocked so many times for my trend hinge jig, but it has made my life so much easier. Glad to see someone else using one. Ace call on the corner chisel, had mine for 15 years and still don't position it perfectly every time.

[@tedcopple101]

Nothing wrong with working smarter than harder, if the jig works for you, go for it.

[@johndaniells4440]

True craftsman. Attention to every detail.

[@alanpervin]

Hi Robin,great to see the old Yankee pump screwdriver still got mine from 40 years ago when I was an apprentice coach builder, infact still got the old mans and that is all brass must be an original anyway stay safe and by the way great job enjoyed watching.

[@ljones396]

Self adhesive furniture rubber pads work well on the three way clamps Robin! Nice doors btw, nice choice for the build.

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

Superb , craftsman at the top of his game 👌🏼🧱👍🏽

[@pat_link_]

Great Robin, you hit the jackpot with the door match.

[@raymondmackenzie4889]

You seem to have a joy of this craft in a way that I've taken for granted. Thanks for the reminder

[@alunjones2550]

I've done the same thing, using the 3-way clamps on the jig. I glued some bits of leather to each of the side faces of the clamps that would be clamping the door.

[@Investor_2000]

Awesome doors 🚪 keep up the good work and all that jazz.

[@lukehewitt9413]

Ths has made me chuckle a bit with using clamps on the door. I rang Trend regarding this same issue months ago with no joy. Thanks for another great video ! doors looks awesome!

[@anthonywatkins2783]

Don’t need Netflix anymore, I just watch all your videos, very very enjoyable and instructive, your house looks amazing, can’t wait to see it finished 👌

[@billwong7420]

Thanks to make the set up, routing, install in such even gradual pace, if I have your tools, I will do just as well after 3 mistakes filled doors. Thanks again.

[@michaelplays2449]

Class job thanks Robin

[@dmlvsccfamful]

Beautiful work

[@marcopetrillo6867]

Those doors are stunning.

[@marksmith2412]

I would love to get involved in something like this with Robin, I pick up something from just about every video and can tell he loves what he does and takes pride in every cut. I live not far from Capel and would happily give up a weekend to lend a hand. The house is looking awesome btw 👌 Ps. I met Roger once while on a loft conversion job in Reigate, top bloke 👍

[@nigelwaller6171]

Love watching your videos......inspiring

[@Simonsimps]

13:23 All the sparky's shouting at the monitors lol. Fantastic lesson on how to hang a door. Many thanks. Cheers.

[@Simonsimps]

​@Nicholas Pearce No I was on about all the cables hanging on the faceplate which are themselves hanging on the copper wire and not fixed to the wall. Just made me giggle as we've all done it.

[@superiorbeing95]

What has Robin been doing this weekend? 02:05

[@RobBoFr]

😂😂😂

[@skamuk1]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@johndaniells4440]

🏌️

[@MsElijah16]

😂😂😂😂

[@markmarlow]

I bet he’s got a jig for that

[@markhannan5167]

Quality workmanship every time Robin

[@markrowland5393]

Lovely job.

[@rodgerq]

Those doors are lovely!

[@ivanfinlay7758]

Robins joiners box dont you just love it pure class

[@raymondpiper8294]

I bought the howdens hinge jig when it first came out about 20 yrs ago , , i did a job with hundreds of doors . Worth its weight in gold , its battered now , never knew about the skeleton will defo get that. I have the lock jig to . Ive been a carpenter 45 yrs , and came up against a lot of snobbery and anti jig sentiment when i first used it, glad Robin is using one . Great idea on the 3 way clamp . What about a speed clamp with a self made threaded hole it top with own rod pad and turning knob just a thought 🙂👍👍👍

[@LM88GH]

Just great to see perfection as standard. Fed up with trades on sites looking confused at the standard i work too. They just don’t understand quality.

[@brianphillips4634]

Great to see a real skilled craftsmen at work great video

[@ukconstruction]

Thanks Brian

[@joelandrewcampbell9052]

Proper craftsmanship.

[@rdbanks2823]

Damn skilled bloke! Great tips! Keep them coming!

[@ianthompson9058]

Got one of those trend hinge jigs but 240 dewalt router .stopped using it but tempted to give it another go now but buy the cordless to go with it and make better use of it .was good on commercial sites .metal studding and same old everywhere and loads of them .but found myself doing more private property's and sort of left it behighned. Love your ox door holder by the way .I've got the trend one but that looks a lot better idea and more stable .never seen it before so thanks for that .great work as always

[@stevemanley3685]

Just like to say a big thanks for creating this video. I just bought the skeleton jig to hang 12 solid oak doors myself in my own home. Like you I didn’t want to use the bradawls on the doors and was wondering about clamping the jig to the door. Seeing and hearing about this method has given me the confidence to do just that, although I’ll have to lift the doors from the floor to accommodate my long clamps. I’ll also look to make a thinner end stop like you have. Everything else you mentioned also confirms what I was already thinking. My only worry is that I need to cut a few mm of the bottom of a couple of the doors and want to do it without any tear out. I do have the router and I do have a cheap mini track saw I’ve never used. Guess I could practice on an old door and see what works best. Thanks again.

[@SkillBuilder]

You should sennd that jig back and buy The Essential Hinge Jig from Bench Dogs it is way better. kzbin.info/www/bejne/ppqYZYh7eNF2idk

[@superiorbeing95]

I got some of those pump up lifter things after seeing Robin use them and they are brilliant, so cheap too, got mine in Lidls.

[@SkillBuilder]

The first ones on the market were around £18.00 each but that game is over now.

[@dannyshennan7810]

Lookin good. Robin always seems to have the luxury of working in acres of space, if that was one of my jobs I'd be having to router out the hinges in the living room as the clients are watching the telly 🙈🙈🙈

[@SkillBuilder]

Robin's rule. Work for millionaires

[@dannyshennan7810]

@@SkillBuilder hahaha giz a job

[@jamieaxten9984]

Or doing it on a sloped driveway because theres no room in the house and the garage is full of shit 😩

[@patrickmurray2220]

A good motto there Robin. Price it right do it right and enjoy it

[@craigallan4322]

Hi. A couple of felt pads stuck to those clamp ends would make them perfect.

[@superiorbeing95]

I get rolls of rubber that are used for putting on vice jaws, quite cheap, handy to have in the tool box for things like that.

[@davestellingwerf7880]

You beat me to it😅😅

[@J4GGoon]

they're the same colour (blue) as mine, IIRC they're silver line. and furniture self adhesive felt pads work fine given that these clamps aren't designed to apply huge amounts of force

[@silky-gp9vi]

was going to post that, self adhesive ones you get for the feet of tables etc woud be ideal and save any faffing about with cardboard

[@michaelwoods9956]

Wow some luck with the double doors perfect👌...Top class work

[@philipswain4122]

I never liked door hanging but this was very straightforward. Thanks

[@johnrussell7107]

Love the vids as per usual Robin

[@garryrobbins332]

What a stroke of luck having those book matched doors ;-) top work Robin.. Love your vids .. Makes me a better chippy.. ;-)

[@liviurabet7326]

A very nice doors,like a twins. Good job, well done...

[@harrisontaylor3276]

Like that idea brilliant! They are edge clamps designed to clamp kitchen units together then to push the fronts flush or when laminating timber edges on 👍

[@ianlee9067]

Nice to see an apprentice trained carpenter who understands the old ways. I did my apprenticeship with British Rail back in the 1970's and we had to remove the spring from our Yankee screwdriver so there was no possibility that it could inadvertently spring out when working on veneer panels and furniture.

[@SkillBuilder]

A few people got one in the eye when they were released. A bit scary really.

[@billywhizz98]

Top Class workmanship

[@johnslaw7967]

Robin is the Man !

[@boigoe]

Superb job

[@leeswash3635]

Absolute Legend 👊

[@alexharvey7102]

Great idea

[@alanharan5396]

great work very good carpenter

[@jethhughes4278]

Perfect grain match! Wow! Pukka job as always! Excellent doors,excellent tradesman. Nice!!! (Ps. I don’t envy your responsibility!!).

[@CheckFred]

Great one Robin .... even though I'm not a Chippie I find these video's 'magnetic' to watch :-)

[@ryanthomas5139]

Them doors are gorgeous

[@scorpio6587]

Really cool setup.

[@jjamo5]

The tip on the 3 way G Clamp ,Tips hat thanks fella!

[@cornsiecornsie]

Top video Robin I’m ok at hanging doors but your tips should mean I can up my game, have you tried “Hinge Tite” screws? They have a extra wide thin thread and are way better than the ones that are normally included with the hinges.

[@paul1982100]

Great idea with the clamps for the ore finished doors

[@andrewhoulihan7940]

Great video!!

[@Greyfox1302]

Excellent work, I’m not from the trade and find it all fascinating.

[@uknow7236]

Beautiful doors 👍🏻

[@M.Godfrey]

Dude wow. That door match discovery was incredible

[@anthonywatkins2783]

Brilliant and very entertaining

[@tonyalways7174]

Wow what a match on that grain😂👍🏻. lovely job as ever 🍻

[@fatchef100]

Hi Robin, with the three way clamps which i use aswell i've put 2mm single sided glazing tape on ends and it works perfect

[@markcarter1118]

Great vid....

[@kevinchamberlain7928]

Gorgeous doors! Book matched panels then book matched the doors too! Love them! Black walnut is a touch of class imho. Oh, and your comment about the plunge saws? You both agreed that Mafell was the way forward, remember? I've only gone and bought one with two clamps two track and a bevel cutting little track! Never spoilt myself so much in 32 years on the tools but it's a gem! don't know how I managed without one!

[@ukconstruction]

Well done Kevin, that is a tool for life..

[@TheEssexroofer]

For the clamps you could use them round sticky padded feet you get for chair legs or coffee table legs for flooring. Them come in loads different sizes.

[@AQABNAWAZ]

Love the doors Robin. The dark walnut will look awesome against the white walls and trim! Nearly there with the build now. What's the plan for the kitchen?

[@davidrutter3192]

A real pleasure to watch a craftsman and perfectionist.

[@garethheathcote4988]

Robin those doors are simply stunning and the grain continuation on the double ones it's absolute perfection! Some people just don't understand that hanging doors perfectly to our anal standards takes time especially with special does such as those!! Especially when fitting in to an old, completely bent out of shape/square casing where it can take well over an hour to shape the door. I shall look in to those walnut doors for my own house!! 👍🙂

[@husseinosman8017]

There are levels in this game, and this is elite.

[@markmills7640]

That was so lucky with the book matched pairI you had I had a pair of oak ones in a pair last week they thought I was mad trying to sort through 11 doors but I found 2 Perfect 👌one happy chippy

[@ryanodea5417]

Hi Robin. Great video. Have you thought about using those sticky felt pads made for furniture legs on your 3 way clamp. Thanks again mate

[@MaxS9000]

Really enjoying the Capel build series, Have I missed The rafter insulation in the garden room? I wanted to see the Festool Insulation saw in action or is it yet to happen?

[@nackway]

Robin, great video, love an instruction walk through from a pro. Nice and controlled work. Quick questions : What was the jig / where was it from? What was the hinge corner tidying tool? I know what I shall be doing during this down time! Thanks Nick

[@jbmaintenanceservices2699]

Nick Blackwell I’m pretty sure they was both trend....expensive but worth it....

[@stepbackandthink]

Those doors are awesome

[@naveedhassan7703]

Brilliant guy, met him at Dorking petrol station.

[@ukconstruction]

Hi Naveed, it was nice meeting you too, be good to have a look round your site, looks great mate!

[@darrennicholson9004]

Fantastic looking doors Robin! Love watching your Capel build taking shape...Any tips on how you persuade the mrs on spending £245 a door 🤔

[@suspicionofdeceit]

In the US we are using a finger jointed wood product in place of MDF, for trim applications, it’s basically many small wood pieces glued together, super straight and stable. Its also exterior rated and pre primed.

[@SkillBuilder]

We have that too. Velux windows use it. No knots

[@H_o_g_a_n]

nice vid. a link to the tools you used to route out the hinges would be nice too

[@michael.schuler]

For adding pads to the 3-way clamps, Amazon and others sell rubber strips with self-adhesive backing. Easy to cut and install to eliminate a bit of awkwardness and risk...

[@stevehallam6495]

I have a couple of trend skeleton jigs and noticed the same problem. The first one I bought the top gap plate was around 2mm which was ideal. They then changed the top plate with the later ones and made it thicker. You can counteract the thicker top plate by spinning it out of the way when you rout the door and position the jig so the door overhangs the jig by a mm or so.

[@woodbutcher]

Love this geezers videos

[@chrisduffy76]

watched this video for the jig as I purchased one but not sure how to use it ended up watching the whole video good work mate