Paul Canaris
08-06-2006, 4:00 PM
Finished the doors to my workshop recently, thought I would share the pictures. . These replaced the roll up garage door that had rotted. Also the doors serve the dual purpose as an advertisement for my retirement business goals of a furniture shop.
It is made with common construction grade southern yellow pine from a BORG. The construction is mortise and tennon throughout using polyurethane glue. The doors each measure 82 by 44 by 2 1/18. They are finished in five coats of an exterior marine varnish. The glass panels were put in using glued in moldings on one side and pinned in on the other with the glass glazed. The glass is chip glass which is created by drizzling hide glue on plate glass; as the glue dries it chips the surface creating a pattern and a semi diffuse effect. The Stained Glass Panels came from a home in Great Britain that was built in the 1920s and demolished a few years ago. The hinges are solid brass. The Entry set is a tubular Emtek Arts and Crafts, I think these are sand cast solid brass and the finish is bronze; it has a double lock deadbolt.
I made an oak threshold which received a weather-strip channel and used butyl adhesive weather-stripping elsewhere. The trim molding is my interpretation of A&C. The moldings were painted in traditional A&C tones.
I made a solid oak door buck to support the weight of these.
The trickiest part of the construction involved the lintel, which with the removal of about 30 screws can be taken out. I did this as it adds an additional 12 to the height of the opening to accommodate a forklift on those rare occasions when needed. I learned a lot making these and still dont know a 10th of what I need to know to make doors properly..:D More photos on next post. Overall I am happy with the outcome.:)
It is made with common construction grade southern yellow pine from a BORG. The construction is mortise and tennon throughout using polyurethane glue. The doors each measure 82 by 44 by 2 1/18. They are finished in five coats of an exterior marine varnish. The glass panels were put in using glued in moldings on one side and pinned in on the other with the glass glazed. The glass is chip glass which is created by drizzling hide glue on plate glass; as the glue dries it chips the surface creating a pattern and a semi diffuse effect. The Stained Glass Panels came from a home in Great Britain that was built in the 1920s and demolished a few years ago. The hinges are solid brass. The Entry set is a tubular Emtek Arts and Crafts, I think these are sand cast solid brass and the finish is bronze; it has a double lock deadbolt.
I made an oak threshold which received a weather-strip channel and used butyl adhesive weather-stripping elsewhere. The trim molding is my interpretation of A&C. The moldings were painted in traditional A&C tones.
I made a solid oak door buck to support the weight of these.
The trickiest part of the construction involved the lintel, which with the removal of about 30 screws can be taken out. I did this as it adds an additional 12 to the height of the opening to accommodate a forklift on those rare occasions when needed. I learned a lot making these and still dont know a 10th of what I need to know to make doors properly..:D More photos on next post. Overall I am happy with the outcome.:)