johnpatrick

I have cut thousands of doors in the last 26 years as a carpenter in Northern Michigan. I cannot believe that Fine Homebuilding is showing such a primitive method of cutting doors. It would take forever to do it the way that is shown. My cutoff jig follows a straightedge and has a 1/4" plywood base that the saw rides on. That way it is impossible to scratch the finish and all I have to do is put the 1/4" plywood on my marks, clamp it and cut. I never have to score the door before cutting because I use sharp 40 tooth finish cutting blades.