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This is a simple design that I used to teach myself how to make simple panel doors. I’m not sure what the technique is called (edge joining thin sheets and then framing them to make the doors), but I was happy with the results.
I used two coats of nitrocellulose sanding sealer (and sanded after each coat) and then sprayed the whole thing with marine varnish. There are probably better finishes to use, but I’m a beginner and don’t really know what to do… so, I just used whatever I had around.
-- Mark, Dominican Republic




























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woodworm
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posted 359 days ago
Nice looking piece. It is a great project for practising to make frame and panel door.
Now you can try to make raised panel door from thick material (solid wood/mdf).
Thanks for sharing.
-- masrol, kuala lumpur, MY.
CharlieM1958
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posted 359 days ago
Looks nice, Mark.
Mahogany is pretty easy to come by in the Dominican Republic, isn’t it?
(Oops, I should have read your other project description before asking that question. :-))
-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"
Douglas Krueger
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posted 359 days ago
Very nice ‘beginner’ project.
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DRdeveloper
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posted 359 days ago
Yes – there are two types of mahogany that are easy to find here – Kaoba (Dominican Mahogany) and Andiroba (Brazilian Mahogany). Both trees grow all over the island. Kaoba, for some reason, is more expensive – however, I prefer to work with Andiroba, which has beautiful golden undertones mixed in with the natural red mahogany colors.
-- Mark, Dominican Republic
Grumpy
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posted 359 days ago
Very good beginner project. Well done.
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Beginningwoodworker
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posted 352 days ago
Nice work!
-- CJIII Future cabinetmaker