Making a flat door from twisted 2x4s

[@powerofdreamx]

They say that you learn something new everyday... you got me covered for like a week.

[@treaps]

that mortise recut hack is some of the jaw-dropping woodwizardry that i subscribed to this channel for

[@TheDodo1111100]

Hey Matthias, I only watch your videos at work when my co-workers get upset, mad or I get frustrated. I'm a engineer/architect/Bim manager and this perfection in your videos really keeps me cooled headed. thank you

[@claytonwalvoort1987]

Was the “construction adhesive is great for loose joinery” friendly woodworking trash talk for John Heisz? 😂

[@topkek_]

very enjoyable series, Matthias. thanks for taking the time to share this all with us.

[@jean-francoisgoffioul6587]

High skilled carpenter is always nice to learn from :)

[@billydewillie297]

You are one optimist for ever. In the beginning already problems with the flatning of that door and hoping that it will be straight in the future. No worrys about all the moistore what it will get. Keep on going Mathias, you are great!

[@raymitchell9736]

"Warped doors are no fun" LOL... making non-warped door fun!!! 😁Thanks a bunch for making your videos, you inspire us all

[@leifhietala8074]

That clad door is gorgeous. I'm definitely looking forward to seeing that. I've had a couple of twisted frames where I was going to be adding a skin to it; just shim up the low corner plus a bit to allow for spring, and fasten down the skin. It'll resist the twist and you're good to go. I know Matthias' approach is more comprehensive but just letting the skin hold everything still is quicker and if you have trouble making sure you're adjusting the mortises correctly for the twist (like me), it's a lot more achievable.

[@sebuteo]

Very enjoyable video, Matthias. Thanks for sharing. I have several appalling doors I’ve done over the years, where they’re really out of square (I think the door frames in our property were never square to start with!), and/or warped. The worst offender is the door to my self-built greenhouse. That’s so bad it won’t close properly! This video is a reminder and inspiration to sort that out…

[@shaunhayward]

You make EVERYTHING interesting!

[@FarmCraft101]

That's an interesting solution. I've never thought of recutting the joinery and then using construction adhesive. I'll have to keep that in my bag of tricks in the future.

[@randybartlett3042]

With the extra looseness, I was expecting a thin shim to cancel the twist. With enough adhesive, that wasn't necessary.

[@prozacgod]

It's funny how we all sort solutions differently, (and sometimes.... no somuch ) I was thinking he'd probably fill the mortise and recutting it, but I'm just an armchair foreman, I don't do much stuff like this irl so I was like "naw he's got some other super slick trick... " ... and the he just cuts it fat... like "oh well, I guess I wasn't that far off!"

[@sunnybrakes]

I love how unpretentious you are, and all the self made oops are brilliant! Nice work!

[@MrSaemichlaus]

It's a sign of expertise when things slot together like Lego.

[@ericgillespie2812]

I would love a warp door. Space travel would be great.

[@kjamison5951]

Just be sure to factor in all your requirements.

[@ExtantFrodo2]

@@kjamison5951 I don't have enough clearance for that.

[@JoseSilveira-newhandleforYT]

Clever way to correct the twists. Always learning new tricks here 😃

[@cmonster6]

Aside from the twist those are beautiful 2x4s

[@bobbypatton4903]

You're a gentleman and a scholar. I love it.

[@Echo51]

What a lovely little green shed it's become too!

[@IEnjoyCreatingVideos]

Nice job on the door and also the shed Matthias! Thanks for sharing it with us!💖👍😎JP

[@randywendel]

That’s a nice door. You’re so smart, I wish you were my neighbor so I could learn from you.

[@barcusful]

Great video. Thank you for sharing in a very clearly explained manner. Brilliant

[@MichaelBogucki]

The final product looks amazing!!!

[@billparrish4385]

I'd love to have access to a source for straight solid wood for such applications where I want to make a non-warping frame for a door, cabinet, cart, etc. (even as close to straight as your slightly twisted piece there). Sadly, I only have 'the Depot', where 5 minutes after they cut the strapping on a bunk of wood that's still dripping, it's a pile of pretzels. So a while back, I started ripping strips from 3/4" plywood and gluing/laminating them together to make any 'two by' material I could not stand to have warping on me, and which would not be kept from warping by the design/structure of the project. A bit more expensive going with doubled/laminated plywood, but you can also save a bit if you use cheaper-grade sheathing, and still get the non-warping stable factor.

[@Mike-bs5pi]

I'm Wondering now if my frugality and drive to make it work is something I picked up from watching your videos all these years or if that's why I liked your videos so much because I was already like that. I've certainly learned how to be MORE frugal from you tho, so thanks for that.

[@AB-C1]

Excellent video, thanks from London England 👍💪😎🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🙏

[@speedrrracer]

Cladding the door gives it a cool "armored car" vibe, looking forward to that video

[@Bloodray19]

John Heisz would be very proud of you for the Construction Adhesive

[@111raybartlett]

Matthias said its a great glue for LOOSE joinery

[@tylerpestell]

@@111raybartlett you think that was a low key burn?

[@nathanielbartlett8407]

@@tylerpestell Never know he may have had that thought while saying it, woodworking roasts of each other would be interesting.

[@f1rstclass596]

Greetings 🖖🏽 plus Hello 👋🏽 Meticulous Matthias. I appreciate and absolutely love your sheer Meticulous attention to your high degrees of details. Much continued further success. Fellow, insured Woodcrafter.

[@kevinmartin7760]

Applying those bar clamps for the final gluing of the door frame would tend to re-introduce some of the twist from the last upright. Although you angled the mortise, you didn't modify the edge of the 2x4 so applying the clamps would temporarily straighten the board. When the clamps come off the board would return to its natural twisted shape a bit.

[@lastproductionstudio]

Hi Matthias, I love your content!

[@Erxx152]

For anyone cutting glass, after scoring you can line that score up with the edge of a bench, lift up a bit then push down to separate it. This puts even pressure along the score line so there's less chance of it splitting off in the wrong direction.

[@matthiaswandel]

I used the board under the cut line instead. The glass rested on the edge of the board right under the cut line

[@paulkolodner2445]

@@matthiaswandel I have cut glass and silicon in the lab many times. I score a nice straight line down the piece, line it up on the edge of a metal rule, and carefully push down evenly to break it. Not once in 40 years has the crack ever come out straight. I long ago added this to my list of skills that I will never master.

[@MrTarfu]

I have never done the lift up part, just a quick downward motion and it snaps clean although the only time I have had glass really fail to break cleanly was when I tried using the back of the cutter to spread cracks deeper.

[@Lillfot]

Just seeing you slot and mortise and they all line up and go together smoothly.. I can only dream of having that skill one day. You're an inspiration, Matthias!

[@mannurse7421]

Agree 100% what a beautiful homemade mortisiing jig

[@coalitionofrob436]

Buy his plans and build it. Seriously they are ridiculously cheap and just plain amazing. and it helps him out.

[@markm0000]

Now that’s a proper shed for a carpenter.

[@martinlouden9005]

That's shed some light on it!

[@conorslattery4669]

That last 10 seconds was most satisfying sir.

[@SirDizarm]

Very clever how you did the thing with the machine and the plank, for getting it level. very useful tip thanks for showing how to do that!

[@Mike-bs5pi]

Awesome CNC effect you did there speeding things up.

[@andrewnieto1806]

amazing video, enjoyed it thoroughly. your video editing is superb, please keep up the quality work

[@kk10494]

That little puff of saw dust coming out of the mortise when you slide the tenon in at 1:25 - what a fit

[@AbdicateDotNet]

Thanks for sharing your struggles and your solutions!! 👏👏

[@MCsCreations]

Pretty nice work, Matthias! 😊 The shed is looking great! Stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊

[@Prah123]

I would love a few more Shots of your finished products in the end of your Videos, Love your Channel!

[@joethompson11]

Great to see how you dealt with the warping, great video!

[@mickenoss]

Man. This shed is built better than some houses.

[@workonitm8]

Really liked the mortising jig !

[@jackdehaan2267]

Love these practical projects that I can relate to. No CNC stuff -yea. As always, well explained, videoed, with top skill.

[@bradlyely]

I am not as good at anything as Matthias is at apparently everything. Not only does he come up with brilliant solutions to problems, he films the whole thing and makes great videos too.

[@OldAndGettingOlder]

That's some very fine work you've done. 👍

[@popefang]

love the design, the problem solving, the make do

[@puwazatza]

you always made me stunned ...great tutorial

[@jacoboalamea717]

Good Job Mathias!

[@samTollefson]

As usual, beautiful engineering!

[@rhfabrication]

Great use for winding sticks for the joints themselves.

[@Bill_CBR]

Nicely done in Mathias fashion. Thanks for sharing.

[@tayred81]

Really freaking good job, man 👍🏻

[@AlejoMX5]

You make this look so easy.

[@xhongi3390]

The shed is complete!

[@DirkJMartens]

Great method to fix a common problem. However, using real glass in a door of a shed which kids will play in seems very dangerous to me. On a windy day the open door will slam shut shattering the glass. Don't want to think what could happen to the kids inside. I would stick some transparent self-adhesive foil on the glass like the do on shower doors. If the glass shatters the pieces won't go flying everywhere.

[@fmaz1952]

That's a very simple solution to this problem!

[@randybartlett3042]

That's a great looking door.

[@krenwregget7667]

a project like this is made so much easier with that mortise machine. I'm going to have to build one.

[@louisfkoorts5590]

Matthias! 👍🏻 You do it, I like to watch.

[@symposes]

I halfway expected you to roll out a 36 inch jointer.... Wonderful trick to add to anyone's repertoire.

[@lawrencefreifeld895]

Great job Matthias!

[@piconano]

Polyurethane glue is the best. They even sell it as Gorilla glue and charge 10 times as a tube of construction adhesive from local hardware store. I've found that if I seal the opened tube with 3M red vapor barrier tape, I can use it over and over until all is used up, instead of it getting all hard inside after a few weeks. Regular shipping tape works too. but there has to be no creases around to let humidity in.

[@matthiaswandel]

I do the same, but the sealing isn't necessary. Just make sure a bit is sticking out. If it's been a few weeks between, drilling thru the solid stuff may be necessary. Otherwise, just pull the hardened bit out the end.

[@piconano]

@@matthiaswandel I used to do that. Even pulled out the "bugger" with 3" screws. The advantage of tape sealing, is it can last a year easily and doesn't waste much every time I use a little. The trick is to replace the tape with a new piece every time. If the smallest hole, then you have to dig it out and that's messy. That stuff is nasty when it gets on things as you well know. The best way I found was to let it dry, then tackle it.

[@joekrout3766]

Great video as always Regarding the window in the door; United States Building Codes generally require tempered glass or plastic in a door window, or windows adjacent to a door. Canadian rules may be different of course. Even if codes do not apply, the reason is valid. The door is a large moving object and regular window glass breaks into sharp irregular pieces. I would suggests finding some thick plexiglass (perspex), lexan, or similar plastic to form your windows. You do have small children to consider. Two layers, one inside and one out, would also give you some insulation.

[@markmossinghoff8185]

Building codes are written in blood.

[@rupe53]

@@markmossinghoff8185 ... building codes are for people who need to pass a building inspection. Most sheds are not inspected.

[@markmossinghoff8185]

@@rupe53 I was referring to building codes in general, not this particular shed.

[@rupe53]

@@markmossinghoff8185 ... I follow where you are going. Most are written in blood with very little wiggle room... unless you happen to be a blood relative. (or a local, which is the same thing in some small towns)

[@tiporari]

Looks great. I though I was the only one who had to hand plane my doors when I make them too tight... Every friggin time.

[@piconano]

Pros have a water spray bottle near by when they're gluing and screwing sub floors. They mist the glue bead, right before they set the plywood on top and start screwing them into the joists.

[@earlye]

You crafted proper Z flashing over the door - kudos! Fun story there. My dad was an architect, and complained when a door installer failed to install z-flashing over a door. The installer said, "That's how I been doin it for 20 years!" My dad's retort: "Congratulations. You've been doing it wrong for 20 years!"

[@matthiaswandel]

we had windows installed at our old place, and the z-flashing over the window was sloped inwards, I pointed that out to the guys. They grumbled, then spend another 30 minutes re-doing it properly.

[@bradley3549]

And this is why I just can't bring myself to hire out work. I can't pay anybody enough to pay attention to the details that I pay attention to. Drives my wife crazy. Every project takes 10x longer than it should. But I sleep better at night knowing everything was done as best it could be done.

[@JB-fh1bb]

@@bradley3549 You’ll really upgrade your ability to leverage if you move the details to the contracts. Sometimes you can even go “brown M&Ms” (For those not familiar, Van Halen had a huge list of requirements that had to be followed in order for them to do a concert at a venue. Everything from load bearing of the stage, to electrical, to the snacks back stage. And famously, they demanded no brown M&Ms in the bowl of M&Ms. This was the “canary in the coal mine”. If they walked in to see brown M&Ms they would walk back out because they knew they could not trust the attention to detail, and if they for example miscalculated the stage load people could die. Also smartly, the contract stated that if anything was not followed they were free to walk away without cost or lawsuit. I have carried this with me any time details were super important. It has given me time back AND gotten results that I don’t think I could have otherwise.

[@elDoober]

@@SuburbanDon construction labor should be a skilled position, but you know, we'd rather have cheap housing so blame the market, not the worker....

[@SuburbanDon]

@@elDoober I hear you but higher wages won't make better workers but It might attract a higher quality of person to the profession. Still I think a smart person will have no problem deciding between carpenter and an indoor job. Training would help the existing work force but you can't teach giving a damn.

[@GeraldLeenerts]

Great solution and master work on that twist. But that insulation is near worthless and I doubt it’ll do much.

[@richardebbole1]

Lucky man...great wife great kids, anything else???????

[@Yuzuki017]

dont underestimate sheet metal work XD metal is soft but its a pain to work with.( not directed at Matthias) c: im glad you are making an extra video about the sheet metal fabrication

[@woodyTM]

love the glass!

[@RetiredRhetoricalWarhorse]

There's a certain humor in insulating the lower part of the door while using a single pane storm window in the upper part :D.

[@LuisLarreaJr]

I thought the same thing, but maybe he'll make a foam insert?

[@10highsky]

@@LuisLarreaJr for the glass? Genius !

[@LuisLarreaJr]

@@10highsky Yeah, he only needs the light when he's in there. Sure, it'd look silly, but if it makes a difference, ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[@10highsky]

@@LuisLarreaJr a double paned glass may be more suitable 😀

[@michaelg4931]

When using dimensional lumber to make doors like this I take a 2x6 and rip it in half at a 45 degree angle then glue the two halves to make an miter cornered ' L ' (3" leg and 2.25" leg approximate on the outside), clamping them to a piece of 4" angle iron until the glue sets. I end up with a perfectly straight piece that resists warping or twisting.

[@markwelch1836]

The hinge pins are accessable and in therory can be removed to open the door.

[@GabrielWB]

Nothing as satisfying as perfectly snapping glass on the first try.

[@tomac314]

Which of your past videos describes the tool used to cut the mortises? Interesting and informative as always. Thanks.

[@matthiaswandel]

it's my slot mortiser. Go search for it.

[@DoubleFamily]

Matthias, for perfect glass cut you need put behind of cut straight round rod and pull on sides of cut on the top. When use glass cutter, use it with kerosene.

[@matthiaswandel]

I was breaking it over the edge of the board. And I figured showing oiling the cutter wasn't necessary.

[@gregmize01]

Another fine job!

[@wolflahti412]

A lovely wooden door hidden under bland sheet metal

[@GPDIY]

Awesome job!

[@dwaynesklapsky]

Nice LV apron!

[@LukeTheJoker]

That is a good looking door. Surprised you bothered to insulate the bottom half though, surely the large single pane window will negate any gains the insulation lower down would provide?

[@matthiaswandel]

I had the insulation, and I had the space to put it. I might at some point put another piece of glass on the other side.

[@broom6958]

You're a genius

[@otockian]

A non moisture controlled building like that shed is going to make that wood swell up like crazy on rainy days. I wonder if you will even be able to get that door open on days like that.

[@matthiaswandel]

it's been rainy lately, the door opens fine.

[@TheLunnyBear]

Don't be so dramatic.

[@HeyMichaelLeo]

Nicely done.

[@onjofilms]

Our storm windows are usually tempered and can't be cut. I tried one time and it exploded in tiny little pieces. (which is the way it is designed)

[@franek_izerski]

Nothing but machines and glue. New carpentry.

[@oldiousnei]

Looks great

[@briantaylor9266]

Curious about your use of cedar for the frame. Certainly nothing intrinsically wrong with it, but SPF is so much cheaper.

[@matthiaswandel]

figured it might get wet. also wanted to keep it light

[@sysdrum]

That was awesome.

[@flatlinesup]

great job. Thanks for sharing.

[@davidstyp]

*muy buen trabajo!!!* 😀😀😀😀

[@chuckvanderbildt]

Would it be worthwhile slopping some simple boric acid solution on the inside of the door behind the paneling to counter future mold/fungal growth, seeing as it will be in the elements?

[@JonnyDIY]

That is the nicest and most well build shed door I have ever seen in my entire life! 💕👍 Great job Matthias. Nothing like the feeling of closing a door you built and installed for the 1st time!

[@pheenix42]

A famous general is quoted as saying, "No plan survives first contact with the enemy." I feel that's quite similar to one's shop projects as well. 😁

[@DalePoole]

Mad Mad Skillz!

[@Gun5hip]

Pretty beefy door it should hold up nicely.

[@rchavez5056]

Great job. 👍🏼