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MEDIEVAL STYLE OLD OAK HANDMADE DOOR

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Here you can see the four individual vertical planks that make up the outer skin of the door and the unequally spaced ribs, that are not all exactly the same (modern brains find it difficult to do this!). These ribs were cut by hand using old fashioned moulding planes. Each plank slides behind its partner - a clever system devised by medieval craftsmen, particularly when working with cleaved oak (i.e. split down the medullary rays, rather than cut) and used extensively on internal partition panelling, as well as doors.
 
 
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