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I have several interior wooden doors that no longer close properly due to settling and swelling of the various components. I've decided my best option is to plane the edges of the doors where they rub against the frame.

I've read a jack plane or belt sander will do the trick. I'm leaning towards a hand plane because I think a belt sander won't give me a straight edge and it could create indentations if I don't know what I'm doing. I don't.

Now I'm seeing all kinds of tools called jack planes, sweetheart planes and various angle planes. What will work for me? I'm not a woodworker, so it may be a single use tool, but who knows.

Thanks!

I have several interior wooden doors that no longer close properly due to settling and swelling of the various components. I've decided my best option is to plane the edges of the doors where they rub against the frame. I've read a jack plane or belt sander will do the trick. I'm leaning towards a hand plane because I think a belt sander won't give me a straight edge and it could create indentations if I don't know what I'm doing. I don't. Now I'm seeing all kinds of tools called jack planes, sweetheart planes and various angle planes. What will work for me? I'm not a woodworker, so it may be a single use tool, but who knows. Thanks!

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You need to re-shim the frame to make it square. Leave the slab alone. You can fit a squared up frame in a fucked up opening. I squared up a frame at a friend's house just by replacing one of each of the hinge screws with 3" wood screws and cranked it into the frame and stud until the door swung nice.