Suffolk catch

Suffolk Catch

My new workshop needed a catch on the door, so a search on Pinterest revealed a number of choices. I finally settled on a Suffolk catch because it looked a neat idea.

From the inside you can just see a toggle which when pulled operates the catch.

I turned a piece of oak and then cut it to make the washers which I tacked and stuck on with exterior wood glue.

On the outside of the door is the latch, which, as you can see has the leather thing attached to the latch.

The catch is at an angle that allows the catch to slide up and fasten the door.

I should have used brass pins on the washer going through the door. You can see where the tannins from the oak have blackened.

2020 Update.  I was worried the leather would perish easily.  But two years on its still going strong.  I will use one of these on my next shed as no draft gets by the catch.