A nice door was long over due!

firefighter ontheside · April 01, 2023, 09:01:01 PM

I built the house 22 years ago and used some cheap $15 luaun doors upstairs in our bedroom. About 10 years ago I replaced the bedroom door with a couple 18" 3 panel doors I got at habitat for humanity. Several years ago I bought a rail and stile bit set for making passage doors. I saved some American elm that I milled and dried and used some Tulip poplar that I milled and dried recently. The elm was used for the rails and stiles and the poplar for the raised panels. Each side of panels came from a board and so the grain is continuous up and down. I finished with rattle cans of Helmsman spar varnish to try and preserve the color the way it is. I chose poplar with lots of character including epicormic sprouts. I'm very happy with this door. Almost as happy as I am with the floor that's in front of it and the rocking chair is to the left.

Old Greenhorn · April 01, 2023, 09:37:35 PM

Man that door is freakin' gorgeous! Holy cow, you SHOULD like that. Beautiful job Bill!

Southside · April 01, 2023, 09:52:05 PM

You do amazing work.

tule peak timber · April 01, 2023, 09:54:08 PM

Very pleasing to the eyes !

kelLOGg · April 02, 2023, 05:09:04 AM

Jaw dropping nice! Beautiful surroundings.

doc henderson · April 02, 2023, 05:27:55 AM

fantastic! Glad your family likes wood!

customsawyer · April 02, 2023, 06:04:08 AM

Nothing wrong with that.

thecfarm · April 02, 2023, 08:04:14 AM

Clobbers kids always go bare footed.
Looks good!!!

Stephen1 · April 02, 2023, 08:21:22 AM

I think I would sit myself down in that rocking chair and never leave! beautiful!

firefighter ontheside · April 02, 2023, 08:40:32 AM

Thanks guys.
That's a good analogy cfarm.
Doc, Cindy has a love hate relationship with wood. She appreciates it, but doesn't want every surface in the house to be wood. That bedroom has one wall that is drywall and painted blue.

maineshops · April 02, 2023, 08:59:41 AM

Beautiful work. I'm in the process of lining a store room off Ma's sewing room. Balsam Poole and balsam fr floor. Fun wood to work with. Your color matching is striking. Thanks for sharing. Dan

Texas Ranger · April 02, 2023, 09:29:21 AM

Well done, outstanding grain.

Larry · April 02, 2023, 09:40:49 AM

Very unique and interesting door. Great work!

SwampDonkey · April 02, 2023, 10:25:29 AM

Nice door. Glad you could tame that elm from wanting to twist when drying. Just call them knots poplar freckles. ;) Nothing wrong with that door at all.

Love that rocker. ;D

Ron Scott · April 02, 2023, 05:18:49 PM

Well done! Great wood work.

kelLOGg · April 04, 2023, 06:57:56 AM

I love the floor too. What species did you use?

firefighter ontheside · April 05, 2023, 07:34:23 AM

Thanks. There are 14 species in my floor and I will try to name them all. I love my floor.

Red oak
white oak
walnut
black cherry
jatoba
american elm
red elm
tulip poplar
soft maple
mulberry
sweet gum
persimmon
2 others I can't think of

69bronco · April 06, 2023, 08:27:02 AM

Well done! That Maloof rocker aint nothing to shake a stick at either!

barbender · April 06, 2023, 12:37:49 PM

Very, very nice!👍👍

Nebraska · April 08, 2023, 06:54:48 PM

Just saw this, very nice.

Broncman · October 30, 2023, 01:40:54 PM

I have been slowly replacing our bifolding doors in our log house with standard doors I have made.

That door is awesome! I love it. I also like the Maloof chair. If I ever win the lottery, I will have one of his pieces he made.

Working on doing a maloof inspired bench .

doc henderson · October 30, 2023, 04:01:51 PM

Bill it all looks great. I am unfamiliar with "Maloof". Is it inspired by design, and or is there a pattern? very nice and substantial.

thecfarm · October 30, 2023, 08:50:01 PM

doc, better brew a pot of coffee after you google Maloof.

It's a rabbit hole!!!!

tule peak timber · October 30, 2023, 10:14:49 PM

Maloof is surrounded with my wood.

btulloh · October 30, 2023, 10:55:03 PM

He lived pretty close to you if I recall. You made his casket?

Brad_bb · October 30, 2023, 11:17:12 PM

Nice door! Now that you've done one for practice, you replace the rest of the doors. Is that a closet door next to that one? Is that one next?

IN the floor I didn't see you mention Ash, Hickory, Osage, or Box elder. Could it be any of those?

tule peak timber · October 31, 2023, 11:36:16 AM

Quote from: btulloh on October 30, 2023, 10:55:03 PM
He lived pretty close to you if I recall. You made his casket?

I supplied the wood for it. His crew actually built it.
Years back he ate dinner on one of my tables and had some very kind words for me.

firefighter ontheside · November 01, 2023, 09:38:14 PM

Thanks guys. Maloof was known for his sculpted woodworking. He had a way of using the bandsaw to rough out his shapes. I tried it when making the arms for my chair and remember one time while trying to do it like he did where I had the piece slam down against the table and pinch my hand. Ouch. He liked to use claro walnut. I have used the "Maloof joint" for some other chairs I built.

Brad, that is indeed a closet next to the door and I do intend for that to be the next door I build. I have some nice ash to use for that door. Just need to find some time. I don't believe any of those woods are in my floor, but I'd have to look closely to see if theres any boxelder. I have a little of it and may have made a piece of flooring from it. If I didn't I should have.