Friday, 2 March 2012

Twig

Choosing the 'right' kind of door fixtures for your modern home (or shed) can be such a nightmare. So much choice in materials these days; brass, stainless steel, aluminium, titanium even, marble? For me a large twig was the obvious choice. BP
UPDATE:
Seems like my engineering capacity has been called into question, so here is some cinematic evidence of the twig in service. BP
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13 comments:

  1. Unknown2 March 2012 at 14:34

    Nice

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  2. Mick P2 March 2012 at 14:39

    Beautifully aligned screw heads, BP.

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  3. Sideburn Magazine2 March 2012 at 14:41

    I ALWAYS align my flat-head screws Mick - but you're the first person who has ever noticed. I'm touched.
    BP

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  4. Guy@GK2 March 2012 at 15:28

    My kids' eyes would be out before you could say 'Stick man oh stick man where can you be...'.

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  5. YZ400BEN2 March 2012 at 17:27

    Only me! Surely they snapped off when you shut the shed door-they're facing the wrong way. Just for the record, I'm not a hater or a troll.

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  6. Sideburn Magazine2 March 2012 at 18:30

    Fear not Ben, these twigs were machined by west country elves to extremely high tolerances. Anyway it's an externally opening door, so there are no woody interference issues.
    BP

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  7. JamesJ2 March 2012 at 20:40

    Bushcrafting the gaff.

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  8. Nick2 March 2012 at 20:56

    Nice kindling!!

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  9. Unknown3 March 2012 at 09:10

    Mr Part.  Not being picky and I'm sure that you are aware of the problem and will be sorting it this morning but you seem to have a Euro profile lock cylinder in an oval profile cut out. You could make a matching escutcheon to cover the gap from a slice through a small log, say 75mm dia. I would recommend brass or stainless screws if you are using oak. Keep up the good work. 

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  10. Sideburn Magazine3 March 2012 at 11:05

    Dear db
    Thank you for your concern. This door is a cheap Italian mass produced force-grown pine item. I could do with a giant mahogany escutcheon to cover the whole ugly affair. BP

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  11. shrew3 March 2012 at 11:44

    I twigged the aligned screw heads straight away. You must be branching out from the writing as a designer. I should stick to my day job and not make tree jokes. I'll leaf it out now.

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  12. shrew3 March 2012 at 18:38

    sorry, that joke was a-corny one

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  13. Unknown3 March 2012 at 18:52

    bp
    Don't think I could manage a total door overlay but could knock out a couple of slices off a log with a hole in middle.
    Wood preferance? Oak, birch or how about apple?
    db

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