The cut offs to cover the screen, the bending the door to tension the screen, screwing the corner pieces for easy removal and paint. The list goes on for for smart and efficient ways that Tommy gets it done. So Awesome!!!

To say Tommy is a master craftsman is an understatement. This man can build anything WOW. It also helps to have some of the best tools made!

I never get tired of Tommy work his magic. He's the best!

Custom door was gonna be too expensive, so I had This Old House and Tom Silva come over..to save money 🤣.....

I am always impressed by how easy Tommy makes it look. With the right tools and A LOT of knowledge, projects like this can be fun.

Man, this was a feel good video. I can't believe the level of expertise Tommy has. What a role model and inspiration!

Tommy is the King of Construction. Contractors today would be lucky to even come remotely close to how Tommy does this trade.

This Old House has a million dollars in tools. And I’m over here with a Japanese saw I got on sale at Woodcraft as my only saw trying to build a door 🤣

That was pretty magnificent. So fitting to the home.

nice to see this prof doing his job and explaining all the special tips , very interesting

Great job Tommy! The screen door is gorgeous!

OUTSTANDING!!! Nothing else needs to be said!!

My pop had an entire woodshop and was good like Tom wasn't anything he couldn't build I'm building some simple screen doors for a garage and watching this is the closest I can get to what my pop would of showed me if he was still alive.Awesome craftsmanship

Probably my favorite wood related episode ever.

awesome job genius craftsmanship.

Tommy, You are THE BEST! Keep up the good work. And, hope all is well with you and yours. Please be safe / stay safe!

The list is a mile long of the things I've learned from Tom Silva. :D

Always learn something from your videos! Thanks!

these videos are getting better and better! Doesn’t feel as scripted and boring like regular TV stuff. Keep up the good work!

Tommy makes it look so simple to do. They was a lot of little things that made it look so good.

Wow that looks beautiful

Gotta love when your customer says they looked at having one made, but it was too expensive. So I uh, called you instead...

I do all this stuff, make anything and rarely watch the way others do it but wanted to find a few ideas for the doors I'm going to make for my place. I didn't even know you existed til today. Guess I don't get out much (1.67M subs...+1) I couldn't keep the grin off my face watching you and your "student" make this door. Calm cool and collected, and very nicely done. I've learned a few things as well and particularly like the mortise machine. Didn't even know one like that existed. Been a biscuit joiner dude for years but I gotta get me one of those. Such a good choice for a project like this! Kudos to you in all areas!

Really enjoyed watching this video and I learned lots. Thanks for doing this. 👍🏾👍🏾

Really well done Tom!

these videos always make me happy watching , very fine explanation

That was pretty cool, great work Tommy.

In 100 years, that screen door will sell for millions. Antique one of a kind screen door built by Tom Silva lol.

I give props to Laura! So sweet.

Tommy is such a humble master.

Awesome job

Love it!

I just love this channel!

Beautiful looking door.

9:29 GENIUS!

Awesome.

Love how she gets more confident as they go along he's a really good teacher.

Love it

awesome show..no wonder it's been on for 40 years

Back in the 70s I had to putty and paint about 30 storm windows and rescreen the accompanying screen frames for a house while the customer was away on vacation. Scrape everything down, prime, some new glass, putty, two coats of enamel, all new copper screening and screen molding all painted BEFORE the screens were stapled on (c'mon Tom - should have painted all that woodwoork before you installed the screens). Anyway I come back to the house a few months later and see the homeowner had a window replacement company show up and sell them new vinyl windows. I asked where the windows and screens went and they said they all went into a dumpster.

Beautiful door!!!

Laura seems like a nice person with the kind of outward personality that you just want to be around! And of course there's my man Tommy. Good stuff here!

7:11 (Pause it) anybody else notice how she painted the little dots on the railing dowels yellow, as well as the window sill in the background? DETAILS

very good tip he made the door a little bit bigger so if the frame of the house is not perfect than he can fit the door , perfect

Great job Tommy...

Did you guys get a new camera? video quality is great, props to the camera crew.

Makes me want to build one just because.

Nobody better than Tommy!

It is amazing how vast majority of home owner have extensive talent and ability to build their own project by themselves or is it me who imagine it?

Impressive Work

I like it when he told her that it was a big one right off the bat

Tommy’s the man. Nice video

I give her effort. She got in there and did the work..And knows some new things...

Tommy is a legend.

Bravo!

S4S = surfaced all 4 sides. Just means it has gone across the planer/jointer on all sides to ensure flat/square and remove mill marks, not usually sanded.

Tommy is the man!!!!

I made one and it looks like Homer Simpson's spice rack.

Excellent workmanship, as always. My only criticism is that it is going to be difficult to rescreen this door. Removing the overlying wood strips without damaging them is likely to be challenging as they are nailed in place. I would have installed them with stainless steel screws.

Maybe Tommy could craft up some good quality pine boxes for us NY'ers by next week.

Seriously? You installed the screen before finish? That ought to be fun.

Tom Silva is just on a whole nutha level

Tommy , your a beast 👍👍

I've been thinking about doing something like this on a modern house. I have French doors with a sliding screen door leading out into our back yard. the screen door is pretty bent up from dogs running into it so I was thinking of ways I can replace it and what I can replace it with. We could easily go with another slider but I am not sure that is the route we want to take.

“Oh you’ve done some projects. Here use my $4000 worth of Festool stuff. I’ve done some projects too”

You can tell she wanted to use that hammer but Tommy was all like nah just hand me those dowels

YOUR A MASTER

That was really beautiful. A father teaching his daughter how to build a door for her house.

That was awesome! When can Tommy come to my house and help me? Got to warn you, I'm not as cute as this homeowner.

Me nailed it. My version looks like tin hut in a village

I noticed staples are put at the edge of recess. This gives a small holding area for the screen after trimming. Better way is put staples in the half way middle of the recess.

El mejor

So you have to remove the cutoffs when you need to replace the screen?

I wish he could make a door for me :( BEAUTIFUL!!!

pro tip central :)

Love all the fancy new Festools (sponsored) that he uses, but man that staple gun he uses looks aged!

What was used to attach the antique knobs without a mortise inside?

Where is the jig used at 3:25?

Is this the same custom screen door you built on a very early episode of the late show with David letterman?

As much as I love Tom and TOH, I don't know if the Festool Domino is within reach of most homeowners. Even those do who have tools wouldn't like have this.

Very nice. Wouldn't you want to finish/paint the door before adding the screen?

Hi this old house

Would have been a lot easier to paint before putting the screen in. Understand Tommy's time on site is limited but could have used a fast-drying primer and paint like Zinnser shellac and SW Emerald Urethane. Also very annoying that it didn't show how he marked the door against an opening that was covered up by the door, could have saved time elsewhere like not showing how to use the Domino tool - if you have one you know how to use it.

Is there a how to video on building swinging screen doors for French doors?

Tommy is my favorite

Thinking of making my own screen door too. Can I use a biscuits instead of that mortise and tendon? My door will be a standard 36" wide.

I think S4S is surfaced 4 sides (not sanded).

Is there a vid that talks about soil erosion under a concrete sidewalk/walkway? The solid on one side is disappearing. Which is the side where we park our cars so there’s not much room to add soil.

How thick is the wood

You can tell she's very happy with the door! I wonder if the show charges these guys for anything?

Would be interesting to see how to build one with a homeowner tools. Wasn’t that her initial goal? Great work, but not really helpful for the average homeowners wanting to make one themselves.

Tom Silva has probably forgotten more things about home repair and renovations than most people will ever learn in their lifetime.

I strive to be as cool and suave as tom. Im only 30 years old.

*Tommy !!*

How would you finish that after the screen material and hardware are installed? Did I miss that?

Another great Tommy project, the guy is a legend. The set up he has with the two mft tables and Festool kapex mitre saw with extensions would cost $7,470.40 to buy new... in New Zealand dollars 🇳🇿

Was really hoping to see how you mortised the hinges into the door jamb...dang. However, enjoyed watching the door build; although that is not why I watched the video.

Hi tommy, can you come to canada?

Now show me how to make the screen door that doesn't require a $1,060 Festool Domino Joiner. 😂 It's a beautiful door. For the cheapos out there like me though, dowels may do a trick for the price of a drill bit you already have and some premade long dowels cut to size. You can also use a bench top router to make dowels, which stumpynubs has a great video on. Beyond that, you can get fancy with hand tools and finesse if you have time and want to do that.

Was going to say why does April Wilkinson need Tom Silva 😉