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Old 02-06-2016, 09:22 AM   #5
Terry, NJ
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Default Re: Shaping new wood to fit

How do you know that the header is original?I Knew mine wasn't only because it was made of pine. This was my first A and I didn't know spit from beans. I could have duplicated what was there, and been wrong. The new header I bought from Classic Wood was much different from what was there. I would purchase the header if nothing else. It's one of the more complicated pieces of all. Also, The header is like a "soldier course" on a roof. It sort of controls a lot of other things.
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Originally Posted by Ctillberg View Post
Thanks guys, great advice, particularly re: joint fit. I will have to build up the older tenons to be snug in the new header. I'm curious how closely the steel header cover and front post covers should line up and fit together when mounted on the wood. Are they perfectly fitted together - the pic in my post shows them not really close. Not sure when that corner looks like when it's finished.
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