On 4/17/2023 0:15, Markem618 wrote:
On Sun, 16 Apr 2023 18:50:38 -0700 (PDT), Yv Wms
<bern36vwms@gmail.com> wrote:
I was gifted several hunter douglas plantation shutters for my
patio doors. I have several door walls. The plantation shutters
given to me are for a home that has 10 ft ceilings. I have 8 ft
ceilings in my home.
Is is possible to cut them down to the right size? It would need to
be cut down from115 in tall to 96 inches tall. Which would been
taking either the top or bottom off and removing louvers? These
are adjustable louvers. All wood plantation shutters.
Please let me know your thoughts.
The top and bottom are likely mortise and tenon joint, note the
length of the rod into that operates the louvers. Take pictures as
you disassemble, be systematic do one first to figure it out.
Not a job I would take on myself, good luck.
I'm surely not a great woodworker, although I enjoy seeing the work of
others in this NG.
That said, I did once manage to take a group of 100+ year old window
sashes, remove the glass, cut 6 inches off of each sash (upper and
lower), re-create the mortise and tenon joints, and put them back
together (with some wood glue involved). I took a glass cutting wheel
with the oil and shortened the glass up, then glazed the sashes back in.
For a DIY job, I think they came out surprisingly solid, all told.
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