Friday, July 7, 2017

Lost skills: Installing a mortise lock



Walter E. Durbahn.  Fundamentals of Carpentry.  Volume II.  Practical Construction.  
Chicago:  American Technical Society, 1951.

1 comment:

  1. Hardly a lost skill when many locksmiths and carpenters (like me) do the job every day in the UK. On bigger jobs the doors come pre mortised these days, but when installing a replacement door it's still a hand tool job

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