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Default Sagging Door (was "How difficult to "build" a Door") III

On Wed, 18 Jul 2012 14:33:40 -0500, Puddin' Man
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Gentle wiggling will get it apart. Don't use a pry bar. Use
patience.
I already mentioned reconditioning with boiled linseed oil.
Here's something else I've done that works well.
Don't oversize drill the dowel holes.
Fill them with glued in dowel that fits as close as you can, but not
oversized. Them redrill. You can use smaller dowels, and maybe add a
couple. You said you have a dowel jig, so you can figure out what's
best.
Those old doors were "overbuilt."
If you clean well, recondition, and glue well, it'll be as strong as
the original. Just be patient, and it will come out well.

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Vic