Crémone

The door to the library had to come off again. Brian was at the stage where the crémone, an up-and-down lock that runs the full height of the door, had to be put in place. We’d been given the crémone by some friends who’d had a spare one in their box of treasure. First though the bottom of the door needed planing a bit. Having it in place for a few weeks it had expanded slightly, so he needed to take a bit off the bottom.

Once that was done he had to check, double check, and triple check the length of the crémone before he cut it. The steel bar was too long, and he didn’t want to make an error when he edited it.

All went well, and he was soon attaching it to the door. He’ll paint back the screws to disguise them once it’s back up.