Popular Post Coop Posted February 6, 2021 Popular Post Report Share Posted February 6, 2021 I didn’t do a journal on here but I did snap a few pics along the way. The lumber was sourced from a walnut tree that I cut down about 6 years ago in Louisiana and brought back to Houston to be milled. I’ve made a couple of end tables from some of it but had several 8/4 slabs waiting on the right project. We had a new bathroom added to our house and decided I wanted to build the door going from our bedroom to the bathroom. Here are the slabs in rough form. And after I took a belt sander to them to see what kind of grain I had to work with. After milling to approximately 1 1/2” thick, I cut the rails and stiles to dimension and it was time for assembly. Joinery was with floating tenons and the mortises were cut with the Domino. As I had no experience at building a door, there was considerable pucker involved here. i mortised out for the glass on one side and made some trim pieces to hold the glass. As I only have a couple of slabs of this left, I didn’t want to mill them down for 3/4” lumber for the jamb and casing so I purchased 4/4 stock. With the help of an article written by @Tom Kingon another site he linked me to, I built the jamb and secured it in place. I want to also give credit to members on Kev’s site that held my hand and gave invaluable advice along the way. Finish is ARS with several coats of GF HP top coat. Thanks for looking. 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeslayer Posted February 6, 2021 Report Share Posted February 6, 2021 You always impress me with your projects Coop and that’s a great looking door, I like everything about it, anyone would be proud to have that in their home, and the fact that you took it from tree to that beautiful door just makes it that much better, well done my friend ! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Anderson Posted February 6, 2021 Report Share Posted February 6, 2021 Really beautiful project and well done. I have a question. The mortice's were made with a domino, 500 or 700? 25 mm deep on both sides? I made an outside door from cedar for my garden shed using the largest domino's made for the 500, and 5 years later, still holding well, but keep hearing you can't make a door using a 500 for joinery. Again, great job 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Coop Posted February 6, 2021 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted February 6, 2021 Thanks and I apologize. Looking back at my journal @ Kev’s Woodworking.com, i made these with a router and guide and not the Domino, to give me greater depth and width. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted February 6, 2021 Author Report Share Posted February 6, 2021 This thing weighs 76 lbs. so time will tell is I was aggressive enough? May have to put a curtain up in a year or so? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick S Posted February 6, 2021 Report Share Posted February 6, 2021 Great job, Coop. Great job. I have to make a couple of hinged garage doors to replace an overhead door once I get through with the duct work. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bmac Posted February 6, 2021 Report Share Posted February 6, 2021 Very Nice Coop, great job. Love the look with the frosted glass (I'm guessing). Thanks for sharing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted February 6, 2021 Report Share Posted February 6, 2021 Beautiful door, Ken! Definitely worth the wait for the material. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut Posted February 6, 2021 Report Share Posted February 6, 2021 I've been waiting for this for a while. I remembered you asked me some questions what feels like ages ago (my sense of time is distorted but it probably was only a few months) I hope I was helpful. Nice work i love how it turned out! And going from log to project... so awesome! So the windows are held in my trim pieces on both sides? Or is one side milled into the door and the other side a rabbet? I really like how the bead for that trim is nice and small but sets off the door with a minor detail it adds a lot. My pucker moment would have been the door handle..... don't mess that one up. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted February 6, 2021 Author Report Share Posted February 6, 2021 Yeah, I cut a rabbet on one side as I figured the glass would be easier to mount with one side stationary. There weren’t too many moves that I made without consultation from you guys and appreciate everyone’s advice. I was even able to add a pin nailer to my arsenal! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chet Posted February 6, 2021 Report Share Posted February 6, 2021 53 minutes ago, Coop said: I was even able to add a pin nailer to my arsenal! Can't blame that one on me. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B1rdhunter Posted February 7, 2021 Report Share Posted February 7, 2021 That's a good looking door, when do we get to see the rest of the addition? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted February 8, 2021 Author Report Share Posted February 8, 2021 Hopefully we will be doing another punch list at the end of this week. I did my own this past week and using a broom stick, I found 3 small hollow sounding areas on the shower floor tiles totaling about a square foot. The shower is 4’ x 7’. The tile guy is coming out tomorrow to remove the whole floor and start over. Had I not found these, the contractor was having the glass surround installed tomorrow. His subs hate me but that’s ok! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeslayer Posted February 8, 2021 Report Share Posted February 8, 2021 Well that’s not good Coop but I’m sure glad you found it, you want it to be right 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut Posted February 8, 2021 Report Share Posted February 8, 2021 That's no good. Good thing that you found it early enough hallow spots are not something you want in a shower. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted February 8, 2021 Author Report Share Posted February 8, 2021 The tile guy said he was 99.9% sure that it had bonded and gave me some lame ass reason for the hollow sound. I told him that in two years when I had a problem, he will have changed addresses (or countries) and phone numbers and I’d never find him again and I’m not paying for hollow. 3 minutes ago, Chestnut said: That's no good. Good thing that you found it early enough hallow spots are not something you want in a shower. Yeah, I told him if it was a non wet area like the bedroom, I would probably live with it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Askland09 Posted February 8, 2021 Report Share Posted February 8, 2021 So..if I wanted to commission a walnut door....??? Great work!!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Coop Posted February 8, 2021 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted February 8, 2021 3 minutes ago, Askland09 said: So..if I wanted to commission a walnut door....??? Great work!!! Thanks and I know you are kidding but, unfortunately, no sir. I have already had a request from a friend in Austin to build a similar but sliding barn type door and him furnishing the lumber and hardware with me charging him a labor rate of $12 hour, total cost will be $3,000.00. I told him, hell no! Friend or not! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut Posted February 8, 2021 Report Share Posted February 8, 2021 9 hours ago, Coop said: $12 hour, total cost will be $3,000.00. I told him, hell no! Friend or not! You'll be faster on the 2nd one.... and that sound about right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curlyoak Posted February 8, 2021 Report Share Posted February 8, 2021 If there are several doors on your list then go for the jumbo festool domino. For one or 2 doors I like the router method. The tool is pricey. But works good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chet Posted February 8, 2021 Report Share Posted February 8, 2021 22 hours ago, Coop said: His subs hate me but that’s ok! When the subs are using their money they can do as the please, but as long as it is you money they are there to please you. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark J Posted February 9, 2021 Report Share Posted February 9, 2021 On 2/7/2021 at 9:06 PM, Askland09 said: So..if I wanted to commission a walnut door....??? Skip the door, I want to comission Coop as my building inspector. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Mick S Posted February 9, 2021 Popular Post Report Share Posted February 9, 2021 1 hour ago, Mark J said: Skip the door, I want to comission Coop as my building inspector. I understand he'll work for Whataburgers. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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