Brian G wrote:

The same for the lock and latch housings, with the addition of the
good old fashioned 'brace and bit' to drill the necessary holes -
youngsters of today would be lost without 'lectric to drive their
new fangled and sometimes very expensive 'use once and throw in the
cupboard' power tools! LMAO
Most of the old school I have seen in action use the new fangled
cordless drill in place of the brace and bit" ;-)

John,

By time you have set up the jig to play with the router, I would probably
have the door planed to size and hung on a pair of hinges. With regards to

pair? Thought you would want to do it properly on three! ;-)

the "cordless drill", I must admit it makes things easier to get the bit to
show through the face of the door a couple of inches in from the edge - and
then spend the next half and hour wondering how the hell you are going to
cover the hole with the door handles - especially on a 'polished' door.

I am sure is it equally possible to cause just as much problem with a
brace and bit though?

(must admit I did not usually think about that possibility of wreaking
the face of the door that much, apart from once case a few weeks back
where I was fitting the latch to a new solid engineered oak door for a
mate (who *is* and old school chippy). It occurred to me then that
making sure the hole was damn straight could save some serious
embarrassment later!)

Us real old timers seldom agree with the new fangled methods eh?

I don't know... seeing a way of getting the same money in less time is a
powerful modernising influence I have noted! ;-)

Seriously though, I am not a complete technophobe, but I do get a little
concerned when people have to ask how to use some of today's power tools and
wonder if they'll have a full set of fingers at the finish - and repairing
some of their work, along with cleaning the blood off it, kept me busy for
long periods of time.

;-)

--
Cheers,

John.

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