marson wrote:
Squirrel wrote:
wrote:
I have a bedroom wooden door that grabs the carpet just enough
that I want to shave
the bottom of the door by an eighth of an inch to prevent the door from
grabbing.
Can someone tell me the best way to do it?
Thanks,
JD
Since the circular saw doesn't get used much, I'm a bit worried you'll
end up with a fubar door if you go that route. I recommend the hand
plane - less than $10 everywhere for a small one and you'll shave an
1/8" pretty quickly. You'll have much more control, and thereby have
much less chance of an "Oh crap!" moment.
if you are going to suggest he get a plane, you are also going to have
to give advice on how to set it up, plane endgrain without tearing it,
sharpen it, etc. there are plenty of ways to screw up with a plane
too, especially when a whole 1/8 has to come off.
Set up to some of us means lapping the plane sole dead flat
through progressively finer grits up to 400, then honing and
stropping the iron (the blade) until you can shave with it. If
the iron has a breaker cap, that too must be honed so that
it mates perfectly with the iron so that shavings won't jam
underneath.
For one door, use the circular saw with a fence. To prevent
splintering, you can score the cut line with a utility knife
OR tape it OR run the saw twice, the first time very shallow,
about 1/32", OR clamp a sacrificial 1/2" plywood strip over
top and cut the door and the plywood at the same time.