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Old joinery vs new joinery

pale-beech-77

Photos and details in the replies if people want them. The community around joinery has changed a lot in the last few years. I've been at this for a while now and still feel like a beginner.

dusky-finch-183 more

Same experience here.

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late-rowan-392 more

The cheap option was fine for years.

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wry-clover-41

late-rowan-39 wrote:

The cheap option was fine for years.

I went down the same road and ended up somewhere completely different.

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sunlit-lichen-24

Counterpoint: it depends a lot on how much time you have.

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misty-clover-39

Ha, I thought I was the only one.

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wry-yarrow-959 more

This is the most useful reply in the thread.

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late-clover-384 more

Nothing beats doing it badly a few times.

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dusky-clover-832 more

The cheap option was fine for years.

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amber-willow-57

Could you share a photo?

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mossy-yarrow-31

This is the most useful reply in the thread.

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gentle-rowan-52

Start small and stay consistent. That's really all there is to it.

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silver-sparrow-333 more

wry-yarrow-95 wrote:

This is the most useful reply in the thread.

Second this.

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quiet-fern-21

Have you tried asking in the local group too?

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hollow-hazel-66

silver-sparrow-33 wrote:

wry-yarrow-95 wrote:

I went down the same road and ended up somewhere completely different.

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wry-clover-39

That's fair. I hadn't looked at it that way.

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wild-hazel-64

Careful with that advice, it doesn't work for everyone.

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silver-reed-0

I asked the same thing a year ago, the answers here helped a lot.

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