On Wed, 18 Jul 2012 23:30:22 -0500, dpb wrote:

On 7/18/2012 10:29 PM, Puddin' Man wrote:
Well, I tap-tapped and wiggle-wiggled and actually got a tiny, tiny bit of
work done. The hinge stile/top rail came apart per pics:

...

I cleaned up the cope and dowel/holes a little and tried to dry-fit it back.
It wouldn't fit at all tight.

Well, if it's the section of the stile you show the edge of sitting on
the floor, of course it won't...there's all kinds of paint/dirt/crud
still there...clean up _all_ the edges and have surfaces to the point
you think you're ready to be reassembled before there's much of any
point and then you'll find the hangups...if there's any joint friction
at all, it'll take some clamp pressure or at least a mallet to bring it
together completely but the least little spot of paint or dirt is all it
takes--the mating surfaces have to be fully clean.

Apologies for the confusion: those pics were taken -before- I started
cleaning up the joint surfaces.

But you can see the intricacy of the cope. I did what I could, but mostly
the wood is just very much weathered. What would you use to clean such
a cope?

Right now I am more worried about the warp of the hinge stile than anything
else. Were any of your stiles or rails twisted or otherwise warped? If so,
how did you handle it?
...

I couldn't/didn't see anything in the pictures that looked out of
kilter...I'd have to see some indication of what the problem is to have
any way to judge.

Here's 2 pics of the hinge stile put back together after survey cleanup,
replacing dowels, and (pipe) clamping. See where the light shines under the
rule? That illustrates the warp.

http://i1156.photobucket.com/albums/...07-2012001.jpg
http://i1156.photobucket.com/albums/...07-2012002.jpg

The next pic illustrates that the door is much nearer square.

http://i1156.photobucket.com/albums/...07-2012003.jpg

but the next pic (again) illustrates the warp or drop-off across the bottom
of the hinge stile.

http://i1156.photobucket.com/albums/...07-2012004.jpg

I think it's mostly the dowels causing the warp, b/c the stile (thankfully) looks
mostly flat when placed on the bsmt floor. But I dunno what to do about it.

Your candid opinion, kind sir?

Thx,
P

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