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This was my first attempt at building an arched doorway. The doorway is made of walnut and has a walnut burl veneer on the panels. The doorway is 8’ tall, 48” wide and 32” deep. It was built in the shop, trimmed out and finshed. Then it was transported to the jobsite, set in place and the casing installed. We made a template of the doorway after taking on-site and then made the arched casing on our cnc router.
The achway itself was built after making a full sized jig, cutting the walnut to 4” wide and planing it down to 1/4” thick. I then bent and glued 3 pieces together to get to a full 3/4” thick. Each piece was made a little longer on each side so they could overlap the straight side pieces. The 3/4” side pieces were then routed to accept the laps from the arches. This seemed to make it very strong. By making these 2 arches and the cutting and pocket screwing the rails at bottom on each side and at the intesecting area for the upper panel, we was able to get our depth.
Our customer was very happy with the final resullts.
I’d appreciate any critiques good or bad.
-- Jerry--A man can never have enough tools or clamps


































30 comments so far
DAN
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posted 167 days ago
wow… another impressive posting … my back aches just looking at the curves up so high … bet you worked yourself on this one >grinz<
makes me recall working with father in tween years. He was a bricklayer and we made arched forms for windows and doors in a mansion for a wealthy farmer in Iowa
-- work from your heart and your spirit will live forever
patron
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posted 167 days ago
good !
for a first , i cant wait to see your work in say a week ?
you should be a old hand by then ?
exeptional , very profesional .
congradulations !
-- david ,new mexico ,allheart
cabinetmaster
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posted 167 days ago
Thanks Dan and Patron. It took me about 2 weeks off and on to complete this archway.
-- Jerry--A man can never have enough tools or clamps
GaryK
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posted 167 days ago
Excellent job!
Did you use splines in the curved sections?
Is the molding bent, laminated or machined?
-- Gary, East TX -- The longest journey begins with a single step.
CharlieM1958
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posted 167 days ago
This is one of those “how’d they do that?” projects for me. Awesome!
-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"
a1Jim
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posted 167 days ago
Looks spectacular well done Jerry all of us can be inspired by you and the other expert woodworker here on LJs
-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop Southern Oregon
newTim
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posted 167 days ago
Your first archway. Well, then, how was your first walk on water? ;) I agree with others. I’d love to see how you did it.
-- tim hill www.newcalshop.com
SCOTSMAN
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posted 167 days ago
Cool !! really wonderful work .I wish I was that good.Oh well perhaps someday.keep posting your work it encourages us mortal beings L O L Alistair
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screwge
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posted 167 days ago
Superbly Done!
Alas…now I know how the rest of the world lives!
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Rj
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posted 167 days ago
Outstanding!!! I just love this , I agree with Charlie1958 (and all the other complements).
Great Job!!!!!!!!!
-- Rj's Woodworks,San Jose & Weed Ca,
Allison
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posted 167 days ago
Absolutely breathtaking, and boy do I mean that. This is beautiful!!!
-- Allison, Northeastern Ca. Remember, Amateurs built the Ark. Professionals built the Titanic!
Loucarb
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posted 167 days ago
WOW. Incredible craftsmanship.
mtnwild
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posted 167 days ago
Critique? I could only learn from you. Just enjoying the show. Beautiful…..............
-- mtnwild (Jack), It's not what you see, it's how you see it.
Les Hastings
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posted 167 days ago
Awesome work Jerry!
-- Les, Wichita, Ks. (I'd rather be covered in saw dust!)
cabinetmaster
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posted 167 days ago
Thanks Les. I have learned a lot from your blog and am trying new things as they come along. My boss told me the other day that he wants to clone me 5 times then he would need no one else in the shop. Made me feel pretty good.
Again thanks for all the good comments.
-- Jerry--A man can never have enough tools or clamps
Bureaucrat
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posted 167 days ago
Wonderful work Jerry.
-- Gary, South Central Wisconsin. So much to learn, so little time!
ND2ELK
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posted 167 days ago
Very impressive work. You did a beautiful job on this door way.
God Bless
tom
-- Mc Bridge Cabinets, Iowa
mark76wa
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posted 167 days ago
I think I am a little out of my league here. You guys post beautiful pieces and I can’t even make a 90 cut.
Rotceh
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posted 167 days ago
spectacular , I like it. it´s a great work.
-- Héctor-----Me rio yo del de bricomania ( es un programa que dan en españa)
lightweightladyleftie
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posted 165 days ago
Jerry,
This is gorgeous—just like all of your work! Just curious . . . is this a residence?
Each project you post is even more incredible than the previous. Does that mean there’s hope for all of us to get a little better with time? ;-) Too bad we can’t all reach this level!
-- "But godliness with contentment is great gain." 1 Timothy 6:6
cabinetmaster
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posted 164 days ago
Thanks ladylefty. Yes this is a residence.
-- Jerry--A man can never have enough tools or clamps
hack
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posted 146 days ago
thats a great job, much harder when you can see the wood , Ive done a lot of those that are painted
-- hack
Kent Shepherd
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posted 144 days ago
Really impressive work. Keep it up.
-- Kent Shepherd * The goal is-----More Tools!
Mely5862
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posted 141 days ago
Outstanding! You inspire many. After many years in the business it must be exciting to see how your work has progressed and changed. Great job.
-- “Who wants an orange whip? Orange whip? Orange whip? Three orange whips.” John Candy, Blues Brothers
cabinetmaster
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posted 141 days ago
Yes it is somewhat exciting. If someone had told me 2 years ago that I would be making this kind of cabinetry and woodworks, I would have said “your crazy.” But I have learned alot form this site and especially Les Hastings for his blog on curved doors and cabinets. This last 10 months hvae really been the changing point in my work. Thanks for the great comment.
-- Jerry--A man can never have enough tools or clamps
POPSHOP
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posted 126 days ago
I must say its a caliber of work I strive for but have fallen short on . LOL . Its remarkable .
-- POPSHOP ,
BillyJ
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posted 79 days ago
VERY impressive, to say the least. I do have one question about the top arched panel. What type of substrate did you use and what was the thickness of veneer?
Also – thank you for making your introduction on my page – I’m sure I will be using this site often!
-- There is no such thing as a mistake in woodworking. Eventually, every scrap will become small enough to become starter wood in your fire pit.
cabinetmaster
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posted 79 days ago
Veneer bonded to 1/4” bendable plywood with a 3/8” bendable backer over that.
-- Jerry--A man can never have enough tools or clamps
studie
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Only the lucky & enthusiastic few could work in your field, much less even imagine this caliber of MASTERY!
-- $tudie
cabinetmaster
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posted 6 days ago
Thanks for the great compliments Studie.
-- Jerry--A man can never have enough tools or clamps