Building your own French door. Is it worth it?

Up-cycling materials to make a new french door! Fun experience, but quite a challenge.
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[@mirameejung]

14:15 Obviously, I’m here for “this exciting episode”… BUT… I must say,,, I LOVE the bits of Jess throughout the videos. She’s a gem of sweet-sarcasm. Thanks again for sharing y’all’s journey!!! 🖤🖤🖤

[@crashkg]

Even if it was not cost effective to make your own door, every time you open it you will get the reward of thinking of the process and the pride in making your own piece. Lovely work. Jealous of the blueberry tasting, that sounds delicious. We have strawberry tastings here.

[@NZdiagnostics]

I feel the same way about my steps and custom door jambs and sills. It brings a smile every day, and you can't buy that.

[@bugtusslealien3931]

Not cost effective? Have you ever seen the price of an exterior double door 8' x 6'....$6000 plus and that's for a cheap one. I built mine for approximately $1000. It's absolutely gorgeous! This is minus hinges and door set. That I'm not able to build!

[@rz3877]

Hey Scott! Dutch door(frame) maker here. Your french doors are looking nice! Here are some tips for next time if you want to make it again; you don't need to make fancy bridle joints you can just join the frame together if you just cope them and use some decent PU glue and screws. But the one thing you need to do if you dont make bridle joints is that the stiles are inbetween the sill and the top because of the way the load is being transferred to the bottom (otherwise you just rely on some screws and glue). Also I wouldn't recommend using biscuits again to line and glue your sill together. They are made from beech wood which is the worst to use outside ( if they get severely wet they will expand a fair bit and they rot quite easily). Btw is Ray also a dutchie? I worked in NZ as well doing my WHV and worked for a joinery that build supermarket stuff and when I was there (8 years ago) did the New World supermarket in Motueka! Good memories. Cheers René

[@kevin30179]

youre my freaking hero man, everyday i try to work more and more like you. calm, informed, and confident.

[@andyman90125]

6:20 "IT'S QUITE RELAXING!!!" 😃😃😃

[@rishibepat2419]

I dont think there is any YT channel that I'm this dedicated to, to watch. I wanted to become a carpenter, when I was much younger, but decided to go the electrician route, and now I'm a IT guy. I love your work, always looking forward to the next exciting episode. Keep it up! Much love from the Netherlands. Doei doei!

[@quanghuypham3406]

I am fully impressed! It's just a complete kzbin.infoUgkxGqOCINHE0Z0E5gxzSdNi9NWGugRY5Hm2 plan with the best resources and step by step instructions . These shed plans are so satisfying as if the sheds build themselves on their own. Worthy work Ryan!

[@nurtureandharvest]

I have just spent the morning patching mataī flooring in an old bungalow (first time doing so!) and it has been painfully slow. Just had a quick smoko break and timing of this episode, and your commentary about how even as a tradesman you have had a steep learning curve when attempting something for the first time - could not have come at a more needed time for me!

[@fuelfumes]

I can honestly say in the 26 years of being a carpenter I can count on one hand how many custom door and jams I have built. They are a creative challenge a pain in the ass and they always take far more time then you estimated that being said I love doing them. They give you a warm fuzzy every time you look at them .

[@flightographist]

I went the on-site custom fab route once for 3 double 6 foot by 8 foot french door jambs for a country house with an old fashioned breezeway design. I re-sawed and machined them from a big pile of Douglas fir and Western Red cedar logs salvaged from old hydro transmission towers being replaced with new metal towers - Hung beautiful salvage 2 inch 36x96 fir doors on them with ancient salvaged hardware. They weighed in at over 300 pounds each and are breath taking.

[@evagnz]

Waking up to another exciting episode on a Saturday morning. Best thing with my coffee

[@stuartcraigon2003]

I love the fact that you'll try an do almost anything, it shows willingness and most trades would just refuse.

[@paulzirker706]

Scott I'm glad I'm not the only carpenter pushing themselves into areas of work, they are not normally experienced in.

[@Boncrek]

Scott, I have enjoyed you pushing yourself into new areas of carpentry. First cabinet making and now this. Kudos. It encourages me to push myself as well, even if you are experienced in an area, there is always some new category that you can learn. Can't wait for the next exciting episode as always.

[@peterwest323]

Nice work. The Samurai Carpenter has a great video on French doors from scratch - I used it as a guide to build one for myself a few years ago.

[@terobb0]

Just want to say I look forward to your videos each Friday. I’m excited to see your home develop and I hope you’ll find a way to bring some of your old coworkers / friends in for a visit to help with a project or something. Thank you for the wonderful content. Cheers!

[@karlmanderson9177]

Former joiner myself, good on you scott having a go at doing things old skool, looks good!! 👍

[@Superwoodputtie]

I like how the airbow make little cooing noises when it fires.

[@katrinabell7684]

How exciting … old/new French doors. You make it look easy SBC! All looking good.

[@Benno-kx1pl]

Hopefully your cornea rather than your retina. The retina is at the back of the eye :). Great episode, good to see the time consuming/fiddly steps involved with renovations!

[@lightspeed1755]

Yeah if he burned is retina, there were probably bigger problems than the glue

[@ScottBrownCarpentry]

Lol! I’ll stick to building

[@DiscoFang]

I've done both in both eyes. You don't even feel your retina detaching. Red hot metal embedding in your cornea is not pleasant - it cauterizes its way into the surface. Yes, I was wearing safety specs for that one.

[@drwhowhogrub3908]

Hey guys, I live in Motueka and a pest controller so if you ever need any help with the ants let me know. Also I may be wrong but I think Ray brought the house we use to live in. Great videos too thanks! We just brought our first house so heaps of work I need to do and the info have been great.

[@bg73]

brought = to bring, bought = to buy... just saying, no trolling...

[@alexandrlo4873]

Man. You are really enthusiastic. Good job.

[@caveweta]

Having all the right tools makes all the difference on these jobs, great job Scott

[@liamthephysio]

I was so looking forward to this episode. Pvc Windows and doors are king where I live. Great to see recycled material being given a new lease of life. Well done guys

[@jjk8383]

that is a nice door-window-window-door-window.....Scott flipping back and forth when describing the project as a door and a window was throwing me through a loop 😄

[@rampooni8122]

These videos, the overall vibe of work coupled with location , and the people is so calming. Support for America!

[@iteachtime]

Thank you again for your videos. Learn so much and I enjoy the peacefulness of the entire duration.

[@more.power.]

After leaving School back in the never never I completed an apprenticeship in Engineering. My shed is full of metal working tools, a good size Lathe,milling machine and a number of welders to join several types on metals together. But your youtube channel has shown me the wonders of working with wood. I am converted to working with timber. Our 105 years old house has been upgraded to concrete piles, new wiring and rejibed. With your help and Jess's I have carried on where the previous owner had got too. I am fitting a new bathroom going well up to date. I have learnt that the difficult stuff that should not be mixed in POWER and WATER. Thanks Scotty and Jess love your work.

[@angryspacerasta1398]

Hinges on the outside are a non starter up here where we get snow. Aside from the security concerns, they just don't last. .. great job on the doors, though.

[@Hubris2]

Was thinking that as well. There are hinges which don't have a removable pin so are less of a security risk if they are installed externally - that might be what Scott was meaning when he said they would work but weren't the ideal/finished product.

[@ibnhussain968]

Brilliant episode....respect to you for going to all the effort to make it work using "scrap"...and wearing the right t shirt for the job

[@Dantestoussaint]

Awesome guys! Love how you've changed the flow of the house to make use of the site. You've made me want to move back to NZ and head to Nelson!

[@plectrumful45]

Each and Every episode is an exciting episode.... From point of view. 👍👍👍👍

[@colinmottram4429]

Aw, you guys gave me serious summer vibes today...the sunglasses, the birdsong, the blueberries! Perfect antidote to the incredible greyness that is the East Coast of Scotland today

[@AntonyHart]

Love the recycling but modern touches (large rectangle windows). Great job Scott!

[@v1970lima]

I was thinking...He's an amazing carpenter...and video maker!!!! Congrats!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@goodtobehandy]

It's great to challenge ourselves. I love the idea of reuse instead of just throwing it away. I bet as long as you're in that house you'll love to show off that doorway, because you built it.👍

[@MegsCarpentry-lovedogs]

Cool! I am a fan and practice the pride in reuse, recycle, repair practices. Thanks Scott and it is always a bonus to get to see Nelson again. I miss NZ and its lovely people. Been to NZ, mostly South Island, cycle touring, kayaking, tramping, 3 times. Cheers from East Canada.

[@bumpstockbilly4263]

what greater joy is there than renovating your own home.? none, i say...............your attention to quality and detail is appreciated..........spread the goodness

[@DaveDaHunt3R]

Looks awesome! Can't wait for the deck to be built 💪🖤

[@07jbear]

Great choice of ending music. ❤

[@HyperactiveNeuron]

Feeling like Macgyver is never a bad thing 🍻 Ray is an absolute legend. Best friend ever!

[@Ronal10dhino]

As a ex boatbuilder/ joiner now a self employed site carpenter well done Scott top job.

[@stevegrimes5105]

Another excellent video, I enjoy watching you work. Greetings from Glenelg Maryland US 14,200 km away.

[@unkownuser2712]

lovely video scott you're so inspiring

[@brianatkins4679]

Thanks for the carpentry classes, learn a lot from you two. Helps me at work at M10 Massey. Always look forward to your videos.

[@robthewaywardwoodworker9956]

Lots of satisfying hard work! Well done.

[@Hedriks]

Hey Jess... I used to pick blueberrries during my school holidays for pocket money. Going up and down the rows skimming the bunches. Good memories and spending.

[@potatoman999]

I noticed a Viking Arm holding up the door, such a handy tool.

[@dmitryyelch3058]

Thank you Scott for another exciting episode 😄

[@stuartjones2242]

love watching your show nice and relax, even when faced with difficult issues in the build, you stay calm and relaxed not always easy to do :)

[@dub944]

Favourite channel, great progress!

[@tomfairbanks5567]

Great job I have done this very thing in the US. And rebuilt wooden thresholds and repaired rotted jambs on existing doors. It's not easy to do, and takes alot of calculated work when you don't have the tools they do at the factory. I loved that little router, would like to see more on that one.

[@markpalmer3071]

Well, that was awesome, love watching this renovation!

[@JohnPatersonAu]

You know, something that isn't really talked about, but I think is a major shift in society is KZbin as a source of education. I fix my own white-goods, I just installed a tow bar on my car, I do my own home repairs and renovations, I'm installing cheap Lithium batteries in my home at a fraction of the cost of Tesla power walls. I'm renovating two cars and three boats, upcycling a solid oak sideboard/buffet that I found in a goodwill store for $40, rebuilding my pool shed, building a new fence around my (corner block) property (doing red ironbark posts with horizontal dark grey corrugated aluminium sheets in between 👍), building all the cabinets for and renovating my kitchen and laundry and so much more. I'm a computer programmer and I would have no idea how to do any of those things without KZbin channels like this one.

[@nathanpennell1587]

I love that you play a genuine accordion, im not a huge fan of electric accordions. I love to see some tutorials. I can play half decent, but need a hand with the fancy bass side of things

[@alanr745]

Nice work Mr. Brown. Lovely quality and effort, as always. Your knowledge and experience is really showing with how you’ve repurposed and up cycled so much. Looking forward to the next exciting episode!

[@sematagi9291]

Thanks for another great episode. Aside from appreciating the carpentry, I love the visual clips of Nelson, it reminds me of my boarding school days there at Nelson College, over thirty years ago now! But some things still look the same...

[@kali-66]

very clever

[@paulleveridge6820]

Awesome video (as usual) as I have 3 of these to build for my renovation. Keep up the great work

[@sam-bn5hl]

great video again scotty!!

[@trevordarby467]

Great to watch true tradesmen from here in uk have a wonderful Xmas

[@ralphbeidelman1579]

Love the kiteboarding at the beginning. You should try it. It is just like skateboarding on water.

[@robertprice2911]

Looks great Scott. Totally in keeping.

[@NameNaameNameeNaamee]

0:28 Good opportunity to get a V60 ;) And a good grinder!

[@familiewisse832]

Hi always like to watch your video's.....😁😁😁.... loooking great

[@chocol8milkman750]

The door bars (muttons) are perfectly in line with the windows!!!

[@RogierYou]

Kind off like the window in the 3 sections as it is on the screen it looks like it lines up nicely with the window next to it.

[@nicardy]

Excellent work as always! really look forward to your vlogs, makes me want to get stuck into my place :)

[@billybike57]

Awesome show!

[@dektv9643]

Another exciting episode

[@laukiami]

First time writing a comment before watching the video :) Quite boring Friday - siting home because kids are sick... then I saw that there is a new episode, so cool - going to make some snack and one glass of rum.. and will have some relaxing time watching your video :)

[@madprout3075]

Cool episode, you did great guys

[@otool]

KZbin sucks. I love your content and haven’t seen hour videos pop up for over 6 Months!!! Just noticed.

[@MrTooTechnical]

Very nice work. Make sure you really paint that door for long term protection

[@terrytopliss9506]

That’s a huge step forward Scott,looks really nice. See Jess is multi tasking painting and delivering door hanging materials. Thanks for the latest exciting episode Scott.👍👍

[@Zoltax85]

Great Scott beard. Oh that came out wrong, great beard Scott.

[@PabloEskimofo]

It’s interesting to hear your story about the epoxy injuring your eye! Years ago I started working at a lumber yard at 18 and didn’t know a thing. Those plastic bands that wrap the dimensional lumber and keep them intact during shipping had lacerated my eye. It wasn’t from cutting the banding.. it was from wrapping it into tight bundles to toss in the trash. As I had let go of one bundle as I threw it away, it unraveled and cut my eye twice before I could even blink. No permanent damage, just hurt pride at the time lol.

[@the_split_log]

Your vids are starting to become my most anticipated releases each week. Keep it up mate 👌🏼

[@johngillespie7480]

Hi Scott and Jess. Love your videos and watching your house progress.I notice you are very keen on priming and back priming. I have spent most of my life as a painter and totally applaud this process. I have found doing my career that acrylic (water based) systems will allow moisture in. The theory is that it also will travel back out. I have see so much failure with with water based systems that I have been a strong advocate for using oil based primer or undercoat to ensure the timber will survive for future generations. It is not as convenient but it will provide the protection you are looking for. All purpose undercoat is my go to product since it dries quicker than primer and works well on both hard and soft woods. Have a great Christmas and keep up your wonderful standard of work and great videos.

[@JohnColgan.]

In 2 years of watching your videos, 1st time I've seen you using a handplane & chisel. I didn't think you owned such items !!

[@titusunruh1555]

Good day Scott, enjoyed the episode! When I saw the broken Chemex I thought I'd mention a zero bypass brewer I use, called a Next Level Brewer. I really like the results I get with it! Anyway good luck with renovation, looking forward to it all coming together for you!

[@HairyMTB]

Hey Scott ... just use a regular funnel for the coffee till you get a replacement glass one ;) .. maybe just clip the funnel a little shorter.

[@josephlee7325]

Scott I have built a door jamb before so I know can be complicated but just break down to the simple steps and go from the next one and so on

[@JHN87]

Good job

[@onsapplikasies8620]

Lovely work.

[@kevinjavier8430]

Scott maybe you could jus get a v-groove router bit and run it along the joints on the door and make a profile if it's gonna crack and show a line anyway.

[@Flinnyyyy]

Actually really loving jess being fully part of the scott brown cast hehe its always funny to see how youve deligated work to her aswell

[@ItsJustMeLogan]

Hey Scott, I’m a locksmith over in Australia, good job on the doors! I’d highly recommend Tradco hardware to fit in that old mortice lock space but give you a proper key while keeping a more heritage look, even more so if you felt like the extra work Austyle make a great lock that has a little more functionality to it

[@ScottBrownCarpentry]

Cheers Logan, I’ll look into those options for sure

[@RorydriftmansxrsilviaWilkinson]

@@ScottBrownCarpentry hey Scott Brown CarPentry your awesome bro your vids has helped me out alot as i have had rough asf day over the past week or soo and have inspiring me too building myslfe a shed for my man cave and building a pallet wood bar for my few partys in the bar shed pub i been busying busying busying working on getting free wood an another free stuff too building my pallet wood bar for cold drinks off beers or few cold drinks off long whites at my new backyard bar shed pub made out off free stuff and alot off free wood an pallet wood too building another pallet wood bars for freinds an mates an family too come an buying them off me as iam going too been building another pallet wood bars an putting them upp for sale as a side job and selling them etc. if u know off any free wood or free stuff or free pallet wood etc letting Rory know asap from your youtube channel vids Scott Brown CarPentry as i now watching all your vids an comments an like an subs an i have subcersibers too your youtube channel Scott Brown CarPentry

[@lancemillward1912]

I collected driftwood of the beach and built a 7 piece dining suite in an afternoon ;)

[@simonablett8613]

Another excellent episode 👍

[@davidlittle7182]

what an achievement!

[@harrywoods9784]

Good job as usual👍👍👍

[@DPRoberts70]

Just and observation… in Auckland your pop up Gazebo was a rain shelter… In Nelson it is a sun shelter 😁 Welcome to the South Love your work… keep it up A Kiwi living in Canada

[@crabmansteve6844]

I dump and "reset" my toolbag every Saturday. It's my favorite day of the week.

[@tippo5341]

100% correct in saying that it's not the most efficient way to whack in a set of French doors...by creating the set yourself...but nothing quite like the feeling when the result turns out like yours has...the cost for it would just be astronomical and very unlikely anyone would pay it...but the result...especially on your own place is well worth the investment in time and effort...great job as always...and once those doors are painted up...those extensions will be invisible. Cheers from over the Ditch 🍻🍻🍻🍻

[@hansangb]

As Diresta says, on the first project, you go to school. Looking awesome.

[@tomaszmarud6736]

Nice work.

[@danilogayrama5943]

My idol😊👍👍

[@jessewood3999]

Scott those hinges look like they don't lock... So it's really easy to get into the house!

[@wallyballou7417]

Have you been to New Zealand? Not really an issue there.

[@trenthardy7530]

I've made so many in my career , it's worth it 👌

[@trenthardy7530]

Also I do the French doors opening in and the timber screen door opening out, so nice , I use cedar for me timber doors..❤

[@trenthardy7530]

Actually making the door not using second hand doors❤