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Schneider Restorations Bead-butt Doors
Newton, Pennsylvania
Reproduction of Flush-Moulded Flat-Panel / Bead-Butt Doors
This project involved reproducing two unique doors constructed in an early 19th century style known as Bead-Butt. On one side of the door, the panels come almost flush with the stiles and rails and the edges of the panels are beaded. The other side of the door has the common flat panels with applied flush moulding. The doors are through-mortise-and-tenon construction as was common during most of the 19th century. These particular doors are made vey thin being only 1-1/4" in thickness just like the originals.
Flush-moulded flat panel side of door
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Bead-butt side of door
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Door being assembled. At this point the mortises and tenons are ready to receive glue
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Door camped together. Note excess glue squeezed out at joints.
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