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    External door warped - who is liable?

    It's sapele. And my apologies -- its not actually gothic-headed (strictly speaking). It's a square panelled door with gothic cut-outs across the head. Since posting this I have read that some companies recommend leaving the door for a year before trying to address any warpage issues. Will think...
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    External door warped - who is liable?

    Thanks, this is good to know.
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    External door warped - who is liable?

    Thanks, that's helpful! I think the point I was trying to make is that perhaps it becomes difficult to justify a guarantee on products when the context in which the product sits (in this case a house with a new screed floor) is evolving, and might involve extreme changes in temperature /...
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    External door warped - who is liable?

    Yes, I think part of the problem is that the client more or less forced us to fit the frame and door when we did, although you are right that we should have raised the possibility that the joinery might move, and made sure we had a written record.
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    External door warped - who is liable?

    Hello there, I have recently made and fitted a gothic-headed hardwood door and frame. They were fitted nicely (so far as I can remember), but now, six months later, the door has warped quite considerably (approx 5/8" across the full height), and the client is angry as hell. Usually I would say...
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    Best Way to Make Semi-Headed Arched Frames

    Was thinking of something more along the lines of a shop-made arm, using a couple of threaded steel bars passed through the router bed, a bit like this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l0gM-TqxYbE&t=21s Sorry if 'radial arm' was confusing - my bad!
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    Best Way to Make Semi-Headed Arched Frames

    PS: This is great tip!
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    Best Way to Make Semi-Headed Arched Frames

    Thank you all for the excellent advice. It sounds like there's a consensus re: assembling 'in the square' then machining the curve in one go. Re: this part: I also imagine it is quicker, but perhaps not much quicker, since the 'one go' method requires you to work out how the square segments...
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    Best Way to Make Semi-Headed Arched Frames

    Hi all, A few questions have been playing on my mind of late regarding semi-headed arched frames. I thought I'd get your expert opinions to untangle them. So here's the deal... I've made a couple of semi-headed (180 degree arched in the vertical) door frames and doors recently, essentially...
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