February 10th, 2010
Did you know that by using timber from well managed, sustainable forests, instead of other materials, you could be helping to reduce the CO2 in the atmosphere?
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January 22nd, 2010
To complement our existing standard range of hand-made garage doors, which are all available made to measure in a range of beautiful hardwoods and softwoods, we are now proud to be able to offer a bespoke manufacturing service for your own individual designs of garage doors, to make your house as individual as you are. An individually designed garage door can add 
character, value and security to your home.
If you can provide us with a drawing, sketch or picture of the design you would like, along with sizes and dimensions, we can provide you with a personalised recommendation and costing, as well as individual advice about the design and appearance of the final door. Our impressive service will ensure that you can have the distinct and beautiful garage doors of your dreams!
For more information on manufacturing your own designs of wooden garage doors, please see our website at Bespoke wooden garage doors
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January 12th, 2010
There is a large variety of hinging and shutting joints, the majority are complex, so we will just look at some of the more basic joints that can be found in doors, windows, tables etc. The details of the joints depend on the class of work and requirements, for instance, in airtight show-cases, the joints are often intricate, but in ordinary work a simple rebate is usually sufficient.
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Tags: hinging and shutting joints, hinging joints, hook joint, knuckle joints, rebated joints, shutting joints
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December 23rd, 2009
Everyone here at Gate Expectations would like to wish all our loyal customers, suppliers and readers of our blog a very merry Christmas and a happy New Year. We look forward to seeing you back here in 2010, where we hope to unveil some exciting new products in our range on our website, alongside our trusted bespoke gates and garage doors!
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December 14th, 2009
This type of joint enables narrow boards to be built up to cover large areas (floor boards, cladding, etc.), or built up to form wider boards for shelving, cabinet work, table tops, etc.
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Tags: battened joints, biscuit joints, butt joints, dowelled joints, joining timber, t&g, tg&v, timber joints, woodworking joints
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November 23rd, 2009
We’ve been busy adding stunning new photos of our exciting range of wooden garage doors to our website. Now, each of our standard designs of doors have their own pages, with bigger, clearer pictures (showing the front and rear aspects) and details of each door, allowing you to view our hand-crafted doors close-up. We’re sure you’ll be impressed by our craftsmanship and the beauty of wood, lovingly crafted to create each individual bespoke door.
Each individual door page can be accessed from our main garage door page, which can be found at wooden garage doors
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November 9th, 2009
These are the most important joints for the lengthening of timbers, and the most difficult to construct. They are used where it is required to keep the section of the timbers uniform in size. The two pieces in a scarfed joint are cut and fitted to each other, so that the same breadth and thickness are retained. For jointing wide boards (Fig.A) shows the type of Scarf joint that would normally be used. Where additional strength is required (purlins or beams) then scarf joints can be bolted and plated – this is also known as a fished joint (Fig.B).
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Tags: Handrail bolted joints, Laminated joints, Scarf joints, Splayed joints, woodworking joints
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September 30th, 2009
Another type of mortice and tenon joint used is the Tusk tenon. Arranged to weaken the timbers as little as possible, the tusk tenon is used in floor and roof construction. The tenon – which usually has a thickness of one-sixth the width of the material – is strengthened by projections left on the shoulder. The tenon projects through the timber that it is being jointed to and is secured with a wedge or key. A vertical section and plan are shown below (Fig A), and an isometric view (Fig. B). The tusk tenon, although not used as commonly as it once was (due to the likes of joist hangers), can still be found in floor joists.
Continue reading “Woodworking joints – Angle joints part 3″
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September 8th, 2009
In its varied forms, this joint is used perhaps more extensively than any other. The picture of the mortice and tenon joint (Fig A) shows the names of the different parts of the joint.
Continue reading “Woodworking joints – Angle joints part 2″
Tags: Joinery, joining timber, mortice and tenon joints, woodworking joints
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August 11th, 2009
After listening to feedback from our customers, we’ve added a measurement converter to our website allowing conversions between metric (millimetres, centimetres and metres) and imperial (inches, feet and yards) measurements with a click of a button!
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