Gothic Arched Oak Door & Frame
A Gothic arched door and frame constructed using prime grade oak. No mass of detailed description needed, just look at the photos. Some description has been added to some of the photos, questions ? please enquire.
An oak gothic arched door and frame…92 images to show a glimpse of how it is made…
Butterfly Inset – These explanatory notes accompany images 24 through to 32 above.
This type of inset is both a feature and an aid to forming a strong and stable joint. It is necessary here since the joint is formed from end-grain, and end-grain joints on their own are liable to part. The addition of the insets prevents this from occurring, Additionally the surface area of the whole glue joint is increased by using insets, and so provides good stability. To add further to this stability, biscuit and/or loose tongues are used internally on the joint. There are alternative methods to form this joint, mortise and tenon would provide similar strength and stability by giving a good surface area for the glue to bond the joint, but would need to be dowelled to help prevent lateral movement. Since a feature joint is more aesthetically pleasing we have used inset joinery.
