The Best Way to Cut Off a Door Bottom. I f youve just installed carpeting, your interior doors will probably rub and bind, which means that you have to trim off the bottoms. Trimming a wood door ...

If you’re using a circular saw, clamp the door to the work surface and make sure the blade is set to 90 degrees. If you have even the slightest bevel on the hinge side, you will put stress on ...

Gene Wengert (1942-2025) was popularly known as “The Wood Doctor.” He trained thousands of people in efficient use of wood for more than 50 years and authored foundational resources on wood ...

Real wood, glued in place, should be more forgiving, and the repair should last longer. If you or a friend have a tablesaw, start by ripping some thin strips off the edge of a 3/4 inch thick pine ...

Q: The gumwood veneer of our west-facing front door is cracked and peeling. It's the original solid wood door on a 1924 San Francisco home. The door was painted by the previous owners, but the ...