Domino makes it EASY! How I'm building doors now! 

I should have thought about cutting off my converter before I gave my leg.

Best channel on RU-vid.. always look forward to seeing craftsmen doing they're best work. 👌

That’s some awesome carpentry! Figuring stuff out and doing it the right way. Such a pleasure to watch you explore boundaries, learn and show us. Thanks Richard. Well done 👍

You make it look easy! A bit agonizing with everything assembled, glad the screws didn’t split the muntins.

Dewaukita

You can say what you want about Festool but the Domino is a huge time and pain saver. If you can do your joinery using the integrated indexing pins on the machine you don't even need to eyeball , measure or mark anything, and you get perfect matching joins every single time. A really great machine.

This channel has come so far over the years. I love the progression and can't wait to see what is next.

Beautiful door Richard. I think that door would look incredible with narrow reed glass. 😎👍

I have called you multiple times and emailed you about doing some work in my house. You have never called or emailed me back. Why? I am in your service area and I believe you actually live very close to me. I was excited at first to be able to use you since I have been a subscriber for a long time, but you never called me back or emailed me to at least say you were not interested. I am saddened that you would not even take the time to do so. Why??

You've come a long way, you should have your own HGTV show.

Interesting, as a journeyman carpenter/ fine woodworker I stick to traditional mortise and tenon jointly. Yes it takes a little longer and I have to change a bit more. Thirty years experience as I can’t keep up with the work. Making forty custom interior doors out of mahogany for a custom home in Scottsdale Arizona this week. Great video, more than one way to skin a cat 👍

6:51 that’s what she said.

@10:36 LOL. that had me smiling. Also, I love that you're surprised that everything worked out. Too often, we only see the "perfect" take of things. Love how much you grew since when you had your boat in the garage!

This might be one of your best videos yet. I've been watching your videos for at least 6 years and have watched your skills levels grow and that's awesome to witness. This door is going to look so good when its up and in place. Great work dude!

You need to personalize the top edge of the door so in 50 years the new owner will know who made the doors.

Great project. Like I mentioned to you before when you first introduced the Festool Domino on your channel, I cannot put two pieces of wood together for love or money. Till I bought both the 500 and the 700. I use the 500 for picture frames, boxes, drawers, cabinets etc. I just built a new 48" x 66 1/2" wood gate using the XL-10mm x 100mm for the 2"x4" frame. Man! It's solid-no screws. The more you use it and the more you become comfortable with it, the more the price will make sense. Take care, love your channel.

Been a finish carpenter for 51 years. Had a great mentor when I was in my 20's. Your patient explanations remind me of him. Thank you, my brother.

The domino’s that you are using should be spline’s makes for a more Secure fit

That is a nicely engineered and constructed door that should last for years. 👍👍

How awesome is it to keep saying this is the highlight of my career or the best thing I’ve ever built? Hats off to you to approach new challenges and growing your skills.

Your incredible skills continue to evolve. Its clear you have a passion for your craft, enjoy the journey. Great video and thanks for sharing.

FYI, bidding and prepping for a main entrance hallway accent wall board/batten install. All inspired by studying your videos and coming up with my own design. Customer is brave enough to dish pre-chosen insta patterns and go with my unique one. It wont be easy since surface is not square or rectangular but rather all over the place with various angles as a border (steps and roof). Oh … almost forgot, it at 20’ high and 16’ wide. Thanks for sharing all of the experience! it is nice to see you advancing in your trade and life (new house, shop, domino-LOL etc). All the best Rich.

That's an amazing result! Since it's so heavy, will you be using upgraded hinges or even commercial grade hinges on it?

Do the wavy glass. Beautiful work

safer to cut plugs with the drill press.

The door looks excellent. I would want a frosted or etched glass with some kind of pattern or design on it for the center insert.

This door will be the only thing left standing after an F-5 tornado

Geeez, if I had a brand new Nova Voyager, I'd be chucking my plug cutter into that.

Great work mate you should be proud, you put a lot of pride into your work and it shows. I love watching this type of carpentry even though I could never do this myself. I'm a handyman that can build a wall, that type of carpentry. I can tell that when you do jobs in other peoples houses you are not a cowboy and you work with such a high level of skill, so keep up the great work.

Curious to see how you build the jam for this, hole alignment, hinge alignment, etc. Hope you cover that in detail in an upcoming video! Love watching your stuff.

I think your doors will easily outlast us all.

Plug cutter on pillar drill works well.

Ryobi has severed me much better than my Milwaukee. Very disapointed with Milwaukee. Use what works. I agree.

Great work ... watching from the UK 👍

Was Milkakee already taken or to vulgar?🤣🤣 but I like the way you think....lol. Seriously though...enjoy your channel and have learned quite a bit from you over the years..congrats on your success through your hard work and dedication. Keep up the great content!

I'm considering making an exterior door with dominoes. How has it held up since you built it? I will prob use epoxy vs titebond

1500/1600 dollars for that domino machine and then the domino's pfffffffffffff no thanks then dowels much cheaper or a biscuit machine 70 dollars

One of the funniest and sublime moments ever. “I cut off one of my catalytic converters to pay for this”. Great joke Ricardo, or was it a joke?

Be careful with this door. Small criminal can fit between the rails.

Love your work , do you post on Rumble where there’s no adverts and a little more freedom . Just asking cause your videos are constantly interrupted by nonsensical adverts

hi, thx for sharing. What is the thickness of the dominos you are using? and what is that tool called that draws a center point with some pull string mechanism?? never seen in my live...

Would you consider stained glass? Something symmetrical.

Lol dude 4:40, your deadpan is next to none. Nothing here is “eyeballed” 🤣🤣🤣

I gutted the cats on my pickup when they clogged, now my truck feels too load pulling up to a residential at 7 AM 😅

Interesting work. Why didn't you mortice the muntins into the rails and styles?

Отличня работа!! Festool Domino очень крутой инструмент! Сегодня поеду забирать свой из магазина. (Коллега из России)

That was nerve racking driving those screws what do you think would be the price of door and jamb for a customer

Beautiful 👌👌👌

Great video. Thank you. I live in DFW area ... can you mention where you source your oak?

I’m cheering “Check the corner dimensions and square that piece of art”….

Good work. Do you have a copy of Asher Benjamin’s book yet? Great for research on classic proportions

I’d love to see how you are going to make the jams and how you’re going to align the hinges with the door and the Jam. Maybe a jig?

So your saying that maybe the reason why my catalytic converter is missing some morning is due to a desperate woodworker?

All I heard was, you need to buy the festool DF500 for muntins 😃

Anyone know the name of the first video of building this door.

I was a bit sad when you didn't use your new drill press to cut your plugs.

What is the best wood and sealer to use for exterior doors? Thanks for all your comments.

Did he say he cut off the catalytic converter off his truck in order to buy a tool??

My man has brand new drill press and drilled the plugs by hand . Come on man !! lol

Be careful as too much glue can cause hydraulic effect and blow out

Sweet! Whistle of approval for sure!

This is beautiful work Rich. Who taught you that?

Great build. White oak is a great choice

Now how did he square up those domino pockets after he put the door together

Your window is nicely Makita blue 😂

Glue is you friend… yes I said it. Glue is everyone’s friend until its not.

Stop using the term carpenter - craftsman bro

Great job...I would like to build a front door.

I took this wood connection for me also, I will drill normal 20mm holes, use 2 pins 📌, 📌 or more if need. I will to do like Banch- wood doga with opening sit long 1.6m x 0.6m. high- 1m.

You get beautiful wood and do brilliant work. STOP PAINTING YOUR WORK!!

use spray for drilling the wood 🪵 🤪 👌 🤣 😅 😋 🪵 no 🔥 🕯 🔥 🕯 🔥

worst blue color ever.... almost makes me gag

Fabulous work! Hey, I have an arts & crafts door on the front of my house that is original to the 1920's. It has beveled glass in it. So beautiful, it makes such a difference. Several of my original windows have that beveled glass & design. You might like that look for glass. 😃

Sweet!🎊 🎉

Hi Richard, Great looking door. Just a suggestion, whenever I am driving screws in hardwood, I rub the screws across and old candle. The wax make driving the screws in hardwood much easier. Love your channel. Yvon from New Brunswick Canada.

Wonderful project! You are a master builder. Thank you so much for sharing all the content over the years. I totally agree on the tool platform front. I started out back in the 80s with a 9.6v Makita cordless drill/driver. Since then, I went on to use a plethora of power tools from Elu to Bosch. Only when the cordless tools came of age did I opt for a particular platform, namely Hitachi. I chose that platform on price/performance. Many years down the line, I own a rather random collection of power tools, and even more so in the cordless range. Pretty much every brand - except the one named after the beer, and they all seem to do what I want. I've yet to go for the Domino - I find dowels do the same for me, but one of these days I just might take the plunge.

Awesome! I have a question. Instead of screws to secure the muntin bars, could you have used a small domino with glue (from the Domino 500)?

Awesome 💪🏼👌🏼 . How can I get in contact with you for a new home project . I’ve been watching your work since you started your RU-vid channel

Amazing project, you've shown that this method can work!. However, in the vein of constructive critique it looks like the stile to head rail joint on the LHS is a little skewed open. Perhaps the end cut is off square or the assembly wasn't fully squared went you glued up?

I really enjoy watching your videos when you produce excellent work like this 👍😀 I was a little disappointed when you did a segment about all the bad work out there, the world is already full of negativity! be proud that you are a craftsman, with awesome skills! 👍😀 kind regards Rob 🇳🇿

Were the screws even necessary I wonder? I'm thinking those pieces could probably float since they're "locked in" from all sides

14:03 It’s great that your skills are growing as is your business and trying new things, buying new tools/equipment to help you out and be able to “do the things” dreamed of doing👍🏻 Pretty awesome that things do come true when put in the work and go after it, even if afraid at times if “take chances” etc…..doing projects might not necessarily “one before” but just knowing skill level and believing can do it. Like you’re working w/ Brent and that’s just SO AWESOME that you were able to work on those projects while back and how amazing they turned out Rich. Congrats again and congrats on what have accomplished and are able to do now. I remember one of your vids long ago in your house when trying out a new “technique” doing stairs and said if failed, oh well, ya do again, or just leave for now, “as you test in your own house, not others”. Granted I’ve heard before; but you’d be 1st person that I actually saw doing just that in their own house and filming it for everyone to see; that’s awesome 👏🏻 Cheers✌🏻

Do you have stock in that glue co. Lol

Awesome Man! Is always a pleasure watching your videos, great Talent!

hey Richard and fellow carpenters: you may not need to pound in the dowels (screw plugs) to the head of the screws. Snug is okay but tight is good.

Well done. Only one thing is you should not put your beautiful door standing in the grit as you will possibly get grits in to the wood therefore creating more work for you to clean up before finishing. Also putting some cheap MDF blocks at the end of the corners will protect the corners from being bashed up. Beautiful door.

Who said a door is a bore? I’ve got solid wood doors in my 1930s house, not those Home Hardware hollows, and they are as true and strong as ever. Spend the money and know they’ll last for generations.

In before "DeWaukita"?

I just hope you don't regret not making it a stave block core on the styles and rails. Solid hardwoods like to move. Best of luck. Enjoy your videos.

"I've done this a few times before" ... as he takes out catalytic converter hahahaha! Love the humor!

Very nice carpentry as usual. I can't help but imagine how funny it would be if the entire door dis-assembled when you shook it

Love your work and have learned a lot from you over the years. I use the domino a good bit, both the 500 and 700. I have learned to lay out the glue on a piece of card board and roll the domino in the glue. No need to put glue in the hole just roll them and drive the in when doing doors. Never had a failure.

Richard it’s better to cut your plugs on the drill press so they are 90 deg. Then you won’t have a gap around the edge like you have.

Door looks great! I like your screw idea for the bars. I am going to try that on my casement window project. Any concerns with not using a stainless steel screw to avoid rust?

Very satisfying to watch you fabricate and assemble. $2000 door at least!

I haven't made a door like that before but have made many interior and exterior doors before as well as a few wood windows and a few inset cabinet doors. If you look at the cabinet doors that a RU-vid channel called Odd Life Crafting has on there boat, that's what I'd like to do on some of the doors in my house that I'm building from the ground up. It's a geodesic dome home and I'll be building a timber frame pretty soon. You should get a Porter-Cable 126 door plane and all the jigs to process doors. It makes your life much easier.

Love working with white oak. Such a solid and forgiving wood. One of my first ever milled project was out of Cedar, and it was the most disastrously fun/rewarding work iv ever done

That's great way to build doors. I build them the same way, with domino's. Faster then traditional tenon and mortis.

I have made a few doors now with the domino. Thing I have found to watch for is twist when it’s clamped up. Keeping it super flat pays off later

you just looking for better, fastest easiest 👌 way , how to do doors 🚪 and jointering in total.