How to Patch a Doorknob Hole With a Dutchman | This Old House

This Old House general contractor Tom Silva installs an undetectable wood patch in an old door. (See below for a shopping list and tools.)
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Shopping List:
- 3/4-inch medium-density fiberboard (MDF) [], used to make routing template
- 1/2-inch pine board [], for making Dutchman patch
- carpenter's glue []
Tools List for Patching a Doorknob Hole With a Dutchman
- screwdriver []
- try square []
- clamps []
- plunge router [] fitted with upward-spiral bit [] and guide bushing [], used to rout recess in door for new wood patch
- hammer [] and 3/4-inch wood chisel [], for squaring up routed corners
- miter saw []
- hand plane [], for planing the Dutchman patch
- random-orbit sander []
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