The Palisades Doors Project

The Entry Door

The Pocket Door

The Loft Glass Door

The Powder Room Door

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Here are *The Palisades Doors!* The Entry Door is Mahogany with Bubinga Panels and beveled opaque glass. The Pocked and Powder Rood Doors are Redwood with Striated Fir panels. The Loft Door is Old Growth Redwood and beveled insulated glass.

Here is how these doors were made for The Palisades Home

It all starts from raw prime lumber

I used 2" VG Old Growth Redwood or Ribbon Grain Mahogany

I flatten, straighten, and surface every piece of wood

Here I dry fit the Pantry door

Then it is glued up ........ one piece at a time

dry fitting another

don't forget that middle piece !!

here it clamped up and flattened

all glue is removed and we even toothbrush the corners

.......... every single corner

here's another door in clamps

the smaller door was able to be surfaced in my dimensional sander

the the hand sanding begins

........ she better plug it in !!

more hand sanding

my signature

each door is oiled with varnish oil ~ 4 coats

it absorbs the oil for about 1 hr

then cures 3-4 days before the next coat

Here is the special Striated Fir Panels stock

.......... that we resaw and bookmatch

nice work

here are the raw panel blanks

sanding the Striated Fir

Here are the bookmatched panels before sanding

........... looks much better

and all pieces are hand sanded

Here are the "raw" panels ready for oil

......... and it begins

the oiling takes up to 2 weeks

4 coats of oil on each panel

the last coat of oil

Here we are hand fitting each stop in the Entry Door

......... Nice Fit !

Here we are cutting and fitting the stops in the Redwood Doors

a little caulk is still used (for interior door) to keep the panel from "rattling"

...... and the stops are fitted for the Loft Door

look at the bevels

Here I'm marking the jambs for hinges

and routing the jambs for the hinges

Nice Job ....... the jambs will be painted