Teak Door—Private Yacht, Pacific Coast

     As a boat continually shifts, framework can go askew. The jam to an exterior starboard door did just that, needing plane work on the lower section so the door could close. We didn’t have a planer onboard; the best tools I had to do the job were a chisel and a sander with a worn out platen pad.

     
The tools available for use, and plugged hinge screw holes, so the door will hang more secure when reinstalled.

     I marked the door while it hung for the points that needed shaving, then scored a line to follow. After removing the door, I turned it horizontally on edge for shaving. The hinge screw holes in the jam were stripped, so I plugged them with wood shavings and wood glue. When making a chisel act like a planer, go slow and light, as it’s easy to gouge the wood if too aggressive.
     After sanding the edge and rehanging the door, I put a few coats of varnish on the edge to finish the project.

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The finished lower edge of the door after the varnish was applied.