Place the new block of wood over the area you need to repair and trace the outline on the surface of the door.
Old wooden door repair.
Cut a block of wood that is slightly larger than the area you measured.
Or you can wait until the sagging filler reaches the hardness of soap and carve it off with a putty knife or chisel or shape it with a surform plane or rasp photo 2.
Repair or replacement wood replacement is my first choice when the damage involves a joint or threatens a door s structural integrity.
Press the form against the filler and attach it with screws.
Depending on the location and extent of wood damage you may or may not have to disassemble the door to carry out a repair.
Following the outline you created carefully chisel out the bad wood that you need to replace.
Then pull it off after the filler hardens.
Our current inventory of antique interior doors includes entry doors cabinet doors commercial doors closet doors standard doors french doors and pocket doors.
Lay the door flat on your sawhorses.
Measure the repair area.
Our antique doors have been sourced by our reclamation specialists who find artifacts from the turn of the century and the pre war eras.
Most medium to large repairs will require at least two layers of filler.