This Entry Door is called The Mosier Valley Entry. It is ribbon grain Mahogany and has figured Redwood Panels and water glass. It is 40" x 84" x 1-3/4"

This door is a beautiful rich, ribbon grain Mahogany		all vertical grain		with curly Old Grown Redwood
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The Panels are bookmatched		it all flows together so nicely		here is a close up of the panel
this is insulated and tempered "water glass"		another view		with the "eyebrow" floating off of the door on Brazilian Rosewood pins
	Below is the provenance of the making of The Mosier Valley Door
Here are some off cuts of the VG Mahogany		The final drawing after 4 versions		The raw Mahogany straighten and planed
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more pieces		the layout begins		and off to be coped
the template for the arc is made and then transferred to the door		then cut out
and the final shape is achieved by hand planing		more layout and fitting for the mid rail arced piece		here is the head piece after machining
oh goody ...... it fits just right		then I cut the taper		and machine the mullions
here is the final fit for the vertical mid rail		fitting the mullions ...... one by one		the final fit
and we glue it up		where the door will stay in clamps foe 72 hrs .......... just to make sure		here are the "eyebrow" pieces ....... all cut out of one piece of wood
the glued back together !! in an arch		very carefully		to do this
and for purpose of design ...... I do not use the same radius as I used in the door		Here is the door after coat one of 4 coats of my oil varnish		........ pretty "hot" !
		Here is coat 2 or 3		the oil is left to soak in for 1 to 2 hours
then wiped off		....... and I mean .... everywhere		here we are gluing up the Redwood panels
and here .. Zoey is actually using a body grinder to clean the hardened glue off of the edges		here is a panel in progress		pretty nice ..... I add a shallow bevel
Just before the varnish oil		sorta looks plain		..... then wow ..... they come alive
what's he cookin' now ??		I steam the Mahogany for the curved stops		There are two different curve forms and I allow the wood to dry over night
just out of the form		then we hand sand		here is the insulated Water Glass unit
each stop is hand fit and cut		and it takes several hours to do it right !!		check out the nice fit
the panels "float" behind the stops		time to think about the eyebrow		protect the finished door
centering points from the eyebrow		lay it out and ....... just make a mark		laid out correctly
here is the Brazilian Rosewood dowel I made for the pins that hold the eyebrow		they are cut to length		and the eyebrow is glued and clamped
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