Oren writes:

On Thu, 19 Jul 2012 17:38:07 -0400, Dan Espen
wrote:

Puddin' Man writes:

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:
...
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?

I think the technical verdict is that the wood has turned to crap.

Time to toss the door and buy a new one.

Are you suggesting to install a pre-hung door? This has already been
given as advice. The OP has stated that the frame is square by
looking at it (appears). He has not checked the RO frame for square or
plumb.

Pre-hung or not, don't care.

The existing door's wood looks like it's shot.
I don't know if it's dry rot or something else but once wood
stops being hard and can soak up moisture like a sponge and changes
shape, its done.

I know the OP is being stubborn.
Good for him, but eventually he's going to have to admit defeat.

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Dan Espen