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The process for making the arch top Entry Doors and the Round Window was extremely involved.
The Doors required laminations that were 3/16" thick, 2 1/2" wide and 25' long, with selected
Quarter Sawn White Oak in each face. Starting with 3/4" thick boards, which were resawn, 4" wide faces
5/16" thick and 14' long were created. Each 3/4" thick board yeilded two end matched faces. A "scarf joint" was used to join the
end matched blanks as in the photo below. The scarf joints were placed randomly along the length
so that when the lamination was complete, there were no two scarf joints close to one another.
These faces were then applied to a 1 3/4" thick core which then became 4" wide, 2 3/8" thick,
and 25' long. These cores were finally ripped into 3/6" wide strips and were ready for laminating.
The Round Window required the same process, however since the sash was done in a continuous spiral lamination,
the strips had to be joined in place during the lamination process. It took weeks to complete the process
of laminating the sash.
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