Cutting Off Doors While Hanging??? with a Standard Circular Saw??? 

60 years old and still working and I learn something new,keep up the good work.

From a locksmith perspective. I just learned something new that is a time saver. Thanks

That's what I love about this business. 35 yrs in and still learning better ways. I still go to work everyday looking forward to accomplishing and conquering problems (challenges). I cant imagine sitting at a desk.

I been doing carpentry for a long time and never crossed my mind to cut the door in place, yet with a simple skills saw. I see lots of people on you tube that don't take criticism on the video, but you are one of the few that have an open mind. Im glad you made this video, cause i just learned something . By the way, you are one of the few people i watch.

You have it made! No flooring installed, and unfinished trim. All the trim we install in Wisconsin is already finished, and flooring installed. I might as well put Lewis Carpentry on the side of my trailer because I have adapted so much of the way I do things from your videos. I am on my way back to watch one of your craftsman style casing videos right now. This will also be my first week with my miter saw wings I built just like yours!

You, Mike Haduck, Kirk Giordano and Finish Carpentry TV are awesomeness.

Wow I have been in construction for 30 years and I have never thought of that. Thanks

Dear Sir I would like to give you a big thumbs up I am a 65 year old carpenter,mostly finish who has been in the trade all my life and I have learned several tricks from you. You are never too old to learn and never to young too teach. THANK YOU And to all those haters out there BITE ME if you can catch me. LOL

Hey Spencer hello from the UK, really enjoy your videos and learnt some great tips already. I had the pleasure of working in Seattle for a couple of months on a renovation last year and was blown away by the quality of your timber. I realise it's all on your doorstep but trust me you guys would not believe the state of our lumber. We get a stack of 3x2 studwork timber arrive at our depots and at least 30% of each pallet is completely useless. Loved being able to work with good quality wood if only for a short time. Met some great tradesman too, too bad i can't afford to relocate!

I don’t know why some viewers would choose to make negative comments. If I can learn just one helpful tip by watching a 6 minute video I consider that time well spent. I enjoy your enthusiasm and attention to detail knowing full well your responsibility to your clients, the clock and your wallet. Don’t let the bastards get you down.

Sometimes the only difference between a noob idea and a masters trick is confidence.

No hate here, just appreciation for all the work you put into these videos. Thanks Spencer!

The crew that I learned with was doing that in the 1970's. We had to watch for out of level floors. Around bathrooms we frequently had problems.

Just love your approach, been building for 40 years and your never too old to pick up new tricks. Cheers!!

ive been doing that trick for almost 30 years especially for by-pass doors, so for you its never to late to learn new little tricks. keep on doing an awesome job

Adjustable twist and lock screws on hinges with adjustable frames when fitted into openings hidden by architrave is the answer .A real time saver

I love your recent tip. I just have to remember to check for level floors before using this tip. I will keep it in the back of my mind for when the opportunity to use it arises.

Don’t let the miserable trolls get to you, you are really smart and are very detailed when explaining things, I’ve learned a lot from your videos thank you

Hi Lewis, great idea I agree. Only issue I see is if floor out of level when door is closed it will not be parallel when door is latched, for that reason I will be sticking to the festool way. Scribe while door is latched then trim door. After all I bought the TS55 k on your recommendation . Love your videos great content very well presented , thank you and keep up the good work, Duncan from Bedford, England

Done that many times with an 80s vintage Makita 6 1/2 circular saw...about 1 3/8 offset on base. Rigged my track with some plywood standoffs on the back, which sit on the floor, after watching the other video. I was too cheap to buy the clamps. The beauty of the track saw for this application is the use on finished doors. Great video as always!

You are the Tony Stark of the trim carpentry world. You’re one of the only ones I watch mainly on here Keep up the good work

Did this for years. Only time it wasn't recommended was with the cheap hollow core with thin stock on bottom. Better to take door off, cut, dig scrap stock out and replace with 2x cut to fit, shimmy in and glue in place.

That is a great method since most saws do have a 1-1/2 in setback. Excellent. Why are people even on here if they just have rude comments. I just never understood the mindset of haters. Keep doing your thing. You have excellent skills. I've learned great tricks and tips from you. And I'm a 35yr carpenter. Thats a long time the trades. Ahahahahaha. Much Respect

That’s a great tip. I don’t often install doors before flooring but I have the same saw and especially for doors I can afford to replace if I mess up it’s worth adding to my bag of methods.

Genius idea... testimony to the fact that you learn something new everyday 💪💪

That trick is very slick. Gotta hand it to those guys in the field who are always looking for ways to make things easier.

This was a great time saver when we built houses 30 plus years ago. I'm not going to lie, I did mess this up a couple times though. Not as easy as it looks to cut a door like that.

Now I too learned something new so thank you for that. Richard is an amazing craftsman, we all learn much from him. He like you has an open mind to trying new things and putting them to the test.

Wow, I'm a girl and was just going to call someone to cut my Doors, I'm going to try this. I hope I do it right. Thank you

wow! after 38 years in business, I still learn..........thanks

As a floor layer i take them off anyway. Its just makes installation of flooring easier

Thank you that was awesome the only thing I would caution from old school if you cut a Luan door where you have to scribe first to prevent splintering I don’t think I could get away clean. With that said great technique 👍

Thanks for your contribution to workers everywhere 👍

I love that you always are open to new things :) More tradespeople should be as well

Well I’ve learnt something new today. Thank you.

Nice! Stand your drops up when you’re finished cutting. That way you don’t have to bend over again later when you go to round them up!

By far my favorite carpenter on the tube

Thanks for all your input

These are the things that keep me watching RU-vid carpentery

Great job Thank you for that tip. Beats pulling the pulling the door off the jamb.

Great production carpenter time saver. I have always waited until the flooring was complete then take the door off, take it outside and cut it then reseal the bottom and reinstall it. Yeah this is better.

Sometimes the simplest of ideas can be the most profound. And of course, why did I ever think of that?! LOL

It’s always worked for me love it if I get tear out I’ll just stick some painters tape on the back side usually stops it from chipping... keep up the great videos

Wow. Happy days. You fixed my problem, thanks sir.

Great video. All talkers/bad commenters are the "best Carpenters", except you're showing your skills instead of talking about them like the losers leaving the bad comments. Great channel. Keep up the good work.

You are epic mate. Thanks for this. I was going to buy a door boss saw but I won't bother now.

I've been doing this for years. Sometimes I miss a few and need to cut them after carpet is installed. So I used my diy 9" jambsaw and cut them wo removing.

That's a cool idea I actually have a crane jam saw or undercut saw that I used to trim doors when I'm not using it to cut door jambs and casings for flooring.it will cut anything from an eighth of an inch up to one inch from the floor.

The houses I’ve worked on wouldn’t have been level enough to do this 😄 maybe with the door closed and finish the edges afterward. Thanks for the vid.

Fantastic idea 💡 will be using in the future

Here here! Will add this one to the quiver! Thank you.

You hit all the key points on objections. Nicely done and cool trick. Thanks! 👍🏻

Peace to ya, love the craft...been watchin' ya for sometime..... In Jesus.

Used a version of this years ago. House got a finish floor change trapping a pocket door. The saw wss held stationary and we pulled the door out of the pocket and through the saw. Only left the part on the door that didnt come out of the pocket .

If anyone is worried about tear out, take some wide blue masking tape and run a strip on the bottom of the door first. Use the wide so you don't even need to measure where the tape goes just line it up with the bottom and it should cover where you are cutting.

Hey if it gives you the right amount of cutoff then it's a great tip..I was gonna say installing baseboards before the flooring is a bad idea, but then you said it was carpet so no problem!

Efficiency on a new level! No Pun intended! Doesn’t hurt to have a good saw either! 😉👍😁

I been doing this for years! Works great saves tons of time in our final punch walk .

As an old wood butcher this was a new wrinkle for me. Thanks for the tip

Thank you for all your advice.

Man you yanks must have some thick carpets 😅

Great tip, actually got to do this, at my daughter's house, as she's going from tiles to carpets.

Great trick 👍🏻 but wouldn't work too well on a finished floor with carpet like most UK homes have .The Track saw looked a better option . Great videos bud I'm from the UK 💪🏻

Just referred your videos to my helper who wants to go out on his own. I said check this guy out. He's my age and I learn something new front each video

Instead of using your hand to hold the door. I wonder if using a Jaw Horse to hold it in place would be easier for a person with less experience or really short arms? It wouldn’t be as efficient but maybe easier. Great video 👍🏻. I’ve learned lots of tricks watching your channel. Keep posting I’ll keep smashing that like button.

Thought of this many moons ago but never tried it. Well done 👍

I use a piece of 4"/ 36" formica over the finish floor. I tape it to the floor and slice away

This is a great tip for cutting doors In-Place save so much time.

Thank you to share you experience with me, now I know two more ways how to cut the door, 👍 keep it up

Nice work, a scrap 3x2 or 4x2 behind the door will free your other hand up so you don't have to hold the door while cutting.

Always good to learn new tricks

what a great time saver tip!!!!Thanks for sharing

Simple yet genius 💪

I have learned a lot from your Chanel thanks for sharing all this tricks

Keep it simple. Great video.

Hi Spencer, I have a Lumber Jack plunge saw with a track, that’s the make! The blade is closer to the edge, it’s 15mm, just in case an inch and a half is too much for some situations, it can be lifted up to 25mm using a scrap of 10mm laminate or whatever size you need.

Could also buy something like a KDT184 door trimmer. Imagine a router with a saw blade, you set the depth underneath the blade and hold two handles on the back to run it along the floor. Not sure they make them anymore but theres a bunch on the marketplace near me for £20 so seem easy enough to find used

I've been doing that for years. No need to remove the door. 3/4" wood floor or even carpet is about 3/4" which when cutting using 1 1/2 off set with my cordless Milwaukee works perfect leaving a 3/4" space for ventilation. Only thing to check is to make sure the sub-floor is clean and smooth to make a good cut. You're a damn good carpenter I must say. Keep the great tips coming. 👍👍👍

sometime simple things are such great ideas and wonder why I never thought of that

Bro you got skills haters are always gonna hate greatness

Never to old to learn. great tip

I do that with cedar fences over driveway... I've done roof to wall reveals with it also.. code up here calls for 2 inch reveal... 1/2 plywood on top of shingles and zip-zap

Nice never thought of that

Thanks for your sharing how to cutting door

Never thought of that...thanks...

Wow! Awesome Pro tip to put in the tool bag. Thanks for sharing!

Thanks for sharing the wisdom

Love the naysayer comment! Equals JEALOUSY!

Got to say its a bloody great way to do it

Easy best and clean thank you

Fantastic that you provided such a good demonstration of how it's done-I have thought about trimming doors in-situ but have never felt it would work well-obviously it does. On some of the older properties I have worked on the big issues has been removing painted-in screws. I will try this out on my next job which involves trimming doors.

Cool trick.. you made my day... I'll pass this along.. gracias amigo

Nice trick

Sweet and simple. Two enthusiastic thumbs up!

Awesome video!!! Love the brain power in this community, thanks this was a great find!!!

I just watched a video before this one. All kinds of kit going on. A track on the door, a hand held thing-a mi-jig. Sorrry I have no idea what it was called but it looked expensive and it was clearly too hard for me. But a circular saw....... I might give that a go. Great video

A pencil in the saw guard slide works great for setting depth.

It's tough being the best! keep up the great content, always enjoy all your helpful content.

Best time saver ever! Thanks!

Oh I definitely needed this video