August 6th, 2010
Check out our newest page on our website; it’s all about the fence!
We are now pleased and proud to offer a range of complementary fence panels that will adorn your garden or driveway and make you the envy of the neighbourhood! Each panel is made to measure in a choice of kiln dried Scandinavian Redwood (softwood) or Meranti or Idigbo (hardwoods). Each fence panel is made to the same high standards you have come to expect from our products; the panels are based on a traditional through wedged morticed and tenon jointed frame for strength, which finishes at 58mm ( 2 1/4″) thick.
For further information, please click onto our website, or for a full personalised costing, please contact us.
View our new range of fence panels.
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July 15th, 2010
Explanation of terminology used in Joinery and Carpentry N-O
Have you ever seen naked timber? Or would you know a noggin if you fell over it? Are Old Women’s Teeth more than just dentures?! In this latest installment, more interesting and unusual woodworking and joinery terms will be explained; hopefully you will understand more about Old Women’s Teeth by the time you have read this!
Continue reading “Carpentry and Joinery glossary A-Z Part 6″
Tags: carpentry, Carpentry and Joinery Glossary, Joinery, Woodwork
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June 30th, 2010
We are pleased and proud to unveil the latest exciting addition to our extensive and popular range of made to measure and bespoke wooden gates. Continue reading “New addition to our wooden gate range”
Tags: gates, made to measure
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June 17th, 2010
Explanation of terminology used in Joinery and Carpentry L-M
Don’t know your monkey tail from your lamb’s tongue?! Continuing on from our previous parts of our Carpentry and Joinery terms, this post sees us looking at L-M and explaining exactly what a monkey tail bolt and lamb’s tongue is!
Continue reading “Carpentry and Joinery glossary A-Z Part 5″
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May 28th, 2010
We’re pleased to announce that we’ve added to our website, a new and exclusive range of garage side entrance doors that compliment our existing popular range of wooden garage doors. As with all our bespoke products, everything is made to measure to your specifications and preferences and is available in hardwood and softwood. Continue reading “Wooden doors to compliment our range of garage doors”
Tags: made to measure doors, Wooden doors, wooden garage doors
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May 13th, 2010
Explanation of terminology used in Joinery and Carpentry H-K
Continuing on from our previous parts of our Carpentry and Joinery terms, this post sees us looking at H-J.
Quick links – A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Continue reading “Carpentry and Joinery glossary A-Z Part 4″
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April 20th, 2010
Explanation of terminology used in Joinery and Carpentry F-G
Continuing on from parts one and two of our Carpentry and Joinery terms, this post sees us looking at F-G
Continue reading “Carpentry and Joinery glossary A-Z Part 3″
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March 31st, 2010
Explanation of terminology used in Joinery and Carpentry C-E
Continuing on from part one of our Carpentry and Joinery terms, this post sees us looking at C-E, from Calf to EX and everything in between!
Continue reading “Carpentry and Joinery glossary A-Z Part 2″
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March 18th, 2010
After being frequently asked how we manufacture our popular and wide range of made-to-measure wooden gates, we’ve added a new page on our website showing and describing the construction methods used. Continue reading “Wooden gate construction”
Tags: gate construction, mortice and tenon joints, Wooden gates
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March 1st, 2010
Explanation of terminology used in Joinery and Carpentry
We’ve put together a glossary of commonly used Carpentry & Joinery terms. Some of the terms have a couple of different meanings and some you will be familiar with and some maybe not so. Due to the sheer amount of Carpentry and Joinery terms, we will spread it over a couple of posts so we can include as many as possible.We begin with A-B
Continue reading “Carpentry and Joinery glossary A-Z”
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February 10th, 2010
Did you know that by using timber from well managed, sustainable forests, instead of other materials, you could be helping to reduce the CO2 in the atmosphere?
Continue reading “Go green, use wood!”
Tags: climate change, co2, managed forests, sustainable timber
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January 22nd, 2010
To complement our existing standard range of hand-made garage doors, which are all available made to measure in a range of beautiful hardwoods and softwoods, we are now proud to be able to offer a bespoke manufacturing service for your own individual designs of garage doors, to make your house as individual as you are. An individually designed garage door can add 
character, value and security to your home.
If you can provide us with a drawing, sketch or picture of the design you would like, along with sizes and dimensions, we can provide you with a personalised recommendation and costing, as well as individual advice about the design and appearance of the final door. Our impressive service will ensure that you can have the distinct and beautiful garage doors of your dreams!
For more information on manufacturing your own designs of wooden garage doors, please see our website at Bespoke wooden garage doors
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January 12th, 2010
There is a large variety of hinging and shutting joints, the majority are complex, so we will just look at some of the more basic joints that can be found in doors, windows, tables etc. The details of the joints depend on the class of work and requirements, for instance, in airtight show-cases, the joints are often intricate, but in ordinary work a simple rebate is usually sufficient.
Continue reading “Woodworking joints – Hinging and shutting joints”
Tags: hinging and shutting joints, hinging joints, hook joint, knuckle joints, rebated joints, shutting joints
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December 23rd, 2009
Everyone here at Gate Expectations would like to wish all our loyal customers, suppliers and readers of our blog a very merry Christmas and a happy New Year. We look forward to seeing you back here in 2010, where we hope to unveil some exciting new products in our range on our website, alongside our trusted bespoke gates and garage doors!
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December 14th, 2009
This type of joint enables narrow boards to be built up to cover large areas (floor boards, cladding, etc.), or built up to form wider boards for shelving, cabinet work, table tops, etc.
Continue reading “Woodworking joints – Joining timber in width”
Tags: battened joints, biscuit joints, butt joints, dowelled joints, joining timber, t&g, tg&v, timber joints, woodworking joints
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November 23rd, 2009
We’ve been busy adding stunning new photos of our exciting range of wooden garage doors to our website. Now, each of our standard designs of doors have their own pages, with bigger, clearer pictures (showing the front and rear aspects) and details of each door, allowing you to view our hand-crafted doors close-up. We’re sure you’ll be impressed by our craftsmanship and the beauty of wood, lovingly crafted to create each individual bespoke door.
Each individual door page can be accessed from our main garage door page, which can be found at wooden garage doors
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November 9th, 2009
Scarf joints
These are the most important joints for the lengthening of timbers, and the most difficult to construct. They are used where it is required to keep the section of the timbers uniform in size. The two pieces in a scarfed joint are cut and fitted to each other, so that the same breadth and thickness are retained. For jointing wide boards (Fig.A) shows the type of Scarf joint that would normally be used. Where additional strength is required (purlins or beams) then scarf joints can be bolted and plated – this is also known as a fished joint (Fig.B).
Continue reading “Woodworking joints – Joining timber in length”
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September 30th, 2009
The Tusk Tenon
Another type of mortice and tenon joint used is the Tusk tenon. Arranged to weaken the timbers as little as possible, the tusk tenon is used in floor and roof construction. The tenon – which usually has a thickness of one-sixth the width of the material – is strengthened by projections left on the shoulder. The tenon projects through the timber that it is being jointed to and is secured with a wedge or key. A vertical section and plan are shown below (Fig A), and an isometric view (Fig. B). The tusk tenon, although not used as commonly as it once was (due to the likes of joist hangers), can still be found in floor joists.
Continue reading “Woodworking joints – Angle joints part 3″
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September 8th, 2009
The Mortice and tenon joint
In its varied forms, this joint is used perhaps more extensively than any other. The picture of the mortice and tenon joint (Fig A) shows the names of the different parts of the joint.
Continue reading “Woodworking joints – Angle joints part 2″
Tags: Joinery, joining timber, mortice and tenon joints, woodworking joints
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August 11th, 2009
After listening to feedback from our customers, we’ve added a measurement converter to our website allowing conversions between metric (millimetres, centimetres and metres) and imperial (inches, feet and yards) measurements with a click of a button!
Measurement converter.
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