Redwood was the choice for my old house. I made a screen door for the front
porch from a picnic table. That was 20 years ago and last I knew it was still
there.
In my youth there was a door catch made from a rocker with two rubber wheels
that caught the door as it closed and a spring cammed over and latched it shut
with out slamming.
That way the door spring didn’t slam it shut and you could just push or pull the
door open.

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Sent: Tuesday, September 6, 2022 1:18 PM
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Subject: Re: [oldtools] what wood for a screen door (and other building
thoughts).....

I assume its regional choices of lumber

  Sugar pine is what I have made many screen doors from here. Light,
strong, holds up to weather.
  People were known to split out shake roofs from sugar pine once, and
it lasts for generations.

   Slightly weird. Ponderosa pine (grows right next to sugar)
wouldn't last 2 years.

  1 1/8" is standard classy screen door from my shop.
Commercial doors were often 7/8 or 1"

An old school door spring can be set to about any tension you want.
  I never needed a door spring that could cut off a finger.
  yours scott



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