This is The Danville Door Project
They are 36" x 94 "
They are quarter sawn Eastern White Oak
with tempered insulated glass



Here is the completed Danville Entry Doors
Here is another view of the completed doors
after 3 to 4 coats of varnish oil


Here are the original doors
..... they are in disrepair
here is the final drawings
... with dimensions

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Notice the beautiful grain of the two doors
the grain is just amazing
I think the new proportions worked out well
Appreciate the beautiful medullary rays
of the White Oak

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Here is the "history" of the making of The Danville Door Project

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Notice the exceptional tight grain .....
and all vertical !!
I pre-dry the Oak for the dryer climate of the destination of the doors
all my doors are made from full dimension "rough" lumber
I size each piece

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the cut oversize so that ......
... I can joint (straighten) and plane each piece to the correct thickness
much of the grain is so figured that I have to dimension it, in my thickness sander
Here the styles are set out and picked for grain and uniformity

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Then the pieces are shaped
and the pieces are "dry fitted" to perfect length
Here the door has just been glued up and place in clamps ..... from all directions
the excess glue is cleaned off and even tooth brushed out of the corners

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Each door stays in clamps for at least 3-4 days
Here's one fresh out of clamps ..... what a giant
Then the sanding and cleaning up begins.
All of the molded edges are hand sanded with 3 different grits of sandpaper

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....... and sanded
... and sanded to a furniture grade finish
Since the doors are so tall I joint the edges with a power plane
....... and when they are ready .....
I sign my work

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Here is a door just before oiling
.. and after the first coat of varnish oil
WOW !!
Just look at the grain when oiled
Both doors will receive 3 to 4 coats of our varnish oil over the period of 10 days


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