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Carpentry Work on the Trim and Cupboard Restoration

Bob Ryley installs a chair rail and replaces the glass in the doors of the dining room hutch. Ryley cuts the necessary pieces of railing using a coping saw to achieve an exact fit. Bob then describes the restoration and replication process of the corner cupboard. Danny Ruffini is busy glazing the cabinet doors, using a hot glue gun to secure the glass to the frame. Lastly, hinges are added and the doors are hung.

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Carpentry Work on the Trim and Cupboard Restoration

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" Trim carpentry is always the most exciting part of any job is you're really see that the finished renovation coming together in this room our dining room. We had one piece of cabinet work that we restored or rather we've had all the paint removed as the mantelpiece. It has a lot of elaborate detailing that we didn't want to loose. However all the other moldings in the room words -- painted up that you have lost the ability to even see the detailing this window now has been. Cased out you can see how complicated all of these they'll cut side. And Bob Riley over here right and an Iraqi you're working on the chair rail right brad -- distance and this again is a complicated replica of the original moldings the all the different cuts there of course it symmetrical. What you were gonna."

" Well we're gonna well we're going to -- Carter. And boulevard diners but -- section of the -- trim at a -- five well. Now why don't you just miter joint in the corner like that well we had to 45 Julia they would want to spread it hot when you nail it. And also there's going to be some shrinkage going on here it was going to be a lot less I would hope cope with as much -- that you're right okay and that's a lot going on in this trim but I think -- And still. And it's a complicated. Cut of course you're using your coping saw right in this highlighted island and a pencil yes I can see it. -- That it would be excessive."

" To find the line."

" I guess there's just no powers -- way of doing this right granite. No no it's -- it's. That's the -- please -- Guys -- see how it fits. I'll be surprised that this fitness first right. Yeah looks like he has to do a little bit of -- cutting right that's pretty close -- if there was a lot ideas describes inscribed the whole thing over again but. -- we have a few high spots on this kind of lactose. In -- that there were some eighty grit sandpaper. Looks pretty good and a good. And I would still have the kind of alliance president we still let the lawn of course that's the important thing to keep in mind that. If you tried to cut it to fit from the beginning you might end up by having -- comes -- short right. That's beautiful OK and going to cut that still just a little bit long. So we can put that in there. You -- that. Yet. It will tack in place and let's go look at the corner covered. Okay."

" That a quarter covered at one of the original features of the house that is pretty nicely detailed and one thing we discovered was that. There were no doors here when we got the house but originally there had been a pair of doors. So Greg rochlin the architect designed this particular door taking this square motif from. The existing doors from the bottom of the cupboard. Which they have a very similar. Very nicely. Crafted. Square as well as here in the case work the same thing repeat them. And then you mean he has been working on recreating these identified. You're just finishing up the glazing. Now are you actually putting the glass. Into the windows with a -- yeah. That work there just to mechanically fastened that yes. And then over each one of these. Side. -- milled a little pieces. Quarters quarter inch stock. How did you actually make the windows -- For the door."

" I cut a dog shape but. Real style color. As you profile -- you. And that's another joint this you know rail and the style -- cope joint. On which -- but okay. Are we done this yet."

" OK so now this when ready to be installed Ryley and I want to cut a couple of hinges and sure. All right which rolls it to go straight. The trick here. To start the middle right yes Savard scored with a hinges going to -- with a utility knife right injured and an accident cut and a OK so now we put the screws in it. It is and then we'll take it up to the door. You ought to be answered."

" And get the bottom for us."

" Now all these little screws that come with a brass hinges are slot headed screws. So that we really driving the screws by hand."

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