How To Shave Down A Door Without Taking It Off

Could be quite a time saver when you compare it to what it takes to do it otherwise.

How to shave down a door without taking it off. Place the door across two sawhorses with the pencil line facing up. You can use it for cutting the bottom of doors in place. Place the door across two sawhorses. Open the door so that it is touching the chair and place the ladder against the other side of the door.

Remove the door knob with a screwdriver. Remove the door from the hinges with a screwdriver. The blade should pass. Tilt the back of the planer at a 15 degree angle so that the flat cutter edge of the planer is not touching the door.

Lower the tilt of the planer easing the knife into the wood until the base is flat on the door. Setting up saw horses removing the door marking and clamping a guide on the door and cutting. Most hollow core doors have a small section of solid wood at the top and bottom of the door so you can shave off a small bit to help the door close properly. Step 4 climb the ladder until your chest is to the top of the door.

Place the chair against the wall so that it will be between the door and the wall when you open the door. Take a plane and use smooth light strokes as you run it across the wood. This will brace the door while giving you some space to work. Run a strip of masking tape on both sides of the door centered at 1 2 inch from the bottom.

Cutting doors without taking them off the hinges i m not sure if this is the exact tool but it is pretty close and looks similar to what i was looking at.