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   andybuildz | Jan 12, 2003 03:56am | #1

   Bollie

         Not sure what you mean about plane the door edges. Isnt it a new door? Or an existing door with rough edges? If its rough then by all means belt it down or plane it. Just rip your self some clear pine the size you need and bisquit it together with an exterior glue or you can glu it and drill some pilot holes every foot or so around the door and also drill a countersink joles then use 3" course screws and screw and fill the holes, sand prime and paint. I bought some wiggle board a couple of years ago to do two oval windows I had that needed extention jambs after I found out the astronomical cost for factory curved jambs. I ripped the size I needed then sanded the hell out of it. Installed it and spackled it with Minwax two part epoxy wood filler and sanded that,primed and painted it. Worked great.

       Have fun

                 andy

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   kennedy136 | Jan 12, 2003 04:29am | #2

   Bollie,

          You can try Andy's way of biscuit jointing the stock together, or if the curvature is not too great you could saw it out of 8/4 stock.  Either way I would screw it to the other jamb with some trim screws and a little glue, taking care to keep the screws in the center of the jamb.  If you use the segment method you could then trim it for a perfect fit with a flush cutting router bit with a bottom pilot bearing.  Just let the bearing ride on the door jamb and you will get a nice fit.

                                                     mark

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   xMikeSmith | Jan 12, 2003 08:54pm | #6

   set the door jamb, hinge side flush... make your extension jambs on the side away from the swing... i like a quarter inch reveal.. but flush would be ok too

   or , am i missing something here ?Mike Smith   Rhode Island : Design / Build / Repair / Restore

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   user-441621 | Jan 13, 2003 12:10am | #7

   i know which side to set the door i didnt know if filling the radius edge to a square edge extension jamb would last. i misght go with the piece of moulding ove rthe seam any suggestions on which style would look nice/ also thanks for the ideas im always looking  for ggod ideas

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   RW | Jan 12, 2003 04:40am | #3

   Believe you're talking about square doors, and jambs that have rounded edges, so how to do jamb extensions and not have a divot at the seam? How do you mount them- hinge side isn't where you put the extensions, which hopefully is obvious.

   As to attaching extensions, you have two options which I see enough of to label as common. One is planing the radius off and extending from there. The issue is how to get a perfect joint, which you probably wont, so option 2 is set the door, then set your extensions with a slight reveal, just like you do the casing.

   Personally don't care for either. Method 2 doesn't look too bad in a monochrome scheme, but for finished wood, it's better to just go buy wider jamb legs (prefab or solid stock) and set the hinges yourself. Hanging doubles tends to be easier IMHO that way anyway. It's easier to get the reveal consistant all the way around without the head in, so long as there's enough clearance to still be able to anchor it after the legs are set.

   " Exult O shores, and ring O bells!  / But I with mournful tread,  / Walk the deck my Captain lies,  / Fallen cold and dead" - Whitman

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   ANDYSZ2 | Jan 12, 2003 05:24pm | #4

   BOLLIE1  I just did this same thing four monthes ago on a arched front door set.The trim guys cut the jam extensions to fit and the curved part I had made at the sash and door company.After installation i sanded and primed the jam and used wood filler epoxie to fill the crack then sanded and primed again.

                           ANDYSZ2

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   Mongo | Jan 12, 2003 06:41pm | #5

   You can plane the eased jamb edge off too get rid of it, or you can leave it as it and attach the extenders set back from the face of the existing eased jamb, to "picture frame" the eased edge. As per what a previous poster wrote.

   Lots of biscuits or a spline.

   Last choice would be to ignore the eased edge, mount the extenders flush with the existing jamb, and either fill the divot with putty or tack on molding to cover the divot. Apply molding in fashion similar to a door stop.