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Folklore tells us that elder can protect you from witches but also that witches can turn into an elder tree, and therefore an elder can be a witch in disguise. I guess that's why it's bad luck to burn elder, I was taught not to burn it as a child. I don't know Harry Potter but imagine that the...

I've found "Make your own handcrafted doors & windows" by John Birchard to be an informative read, if a little dated. Plenty of useful information for making doors and windows using hand tools, machinery, or a combination of both. It's well written and has clear illustrations and sections, but...