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Should’ve just waited til this point to post, but..I’m learning…I just read:
“Showcase your finished project, add a title, pictures and provide information about the wood, tools, process in your Story. Is your project still a work in progress? Write about it in your Blog and when you are finished—showcase it here.”
Well, I wasn’t that advanced at the time – now, a week or two later…I’m catching on! I originally posted this project half way through, so the back story is there. For fitting in to an opening that was 3/4” out of square at the header, it came together okay. The doors are finished in an oil blend of mineral spirits, boiled linseed oil, and Teak oil (heavy on the Teak oil because these are outside – though under cover).
-- Dorje (pronounced "door-jay"), Seattle, WA
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Lee A. Jesberger
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#1 posted 2147 days ago
Dorje;
Very Nice doors! great work.
Lee
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WayneC
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#2 posted 2147 days ago
Great doors.
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jockmike2
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#3 posted 2147 days ago
Nice doors Dorje, you’re a darn good finish carpenter. jockmike
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CharlieM1958
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#4 posted 2147 days ago
They came out great. When I built a closet in my garage, I bought a set of cheap bifold doors at Home Depot. It never occurred to me to make my own. Now I wish I had seen yours first.
-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"
Napaman
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#5 posted 2147 days ago
very nice…I love all your work!
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Bob Babcock
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#6 posted 2147 days ago
What a great look. You took bi-fold doors (which I don’t typically like) and made a statement with them. Very nice.
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Dorje
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#7 posted 2147 days ago
Bob – I’ve never really gone in for them either, but they do open up much needed space in our tiny laundry/utility room!
-- Dorje (pronounced "door-jay"), Seattle, WA
MsDebbieP
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#8 posted 2147 days ago
re: process—we are all learning. LJ.com gets fine-tuned on a regular basis, making it smoother, more user-friendly, and easily searched.
The doors look amazing.
-- ~ Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)
Dorje
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#9 posted 2147 days ago
Thanks for the words Deb! And the inspection – I was a bit nervous to have you in the shop.
-- Dorje (pronounced "door-jay"), Seattle, WA
MsDebbieP
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#10 posted 2147 days ago
hehehe see? I don’t bite!! :)
just making sure everyone is safe :)
(the extension cord experience is a good example of just what can happen unexpectedly!)
:)
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David
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#11 posted 2147 days ago
Dorje -
They turned out great! I am glad we have the chance to see them installed. Great contrast with the red siding, white trim and natural wood tone of your doors. Well done!
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Damian Penney
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#12 posted 2146 days ago
They did turn out great, and I particularly like the pegs because they show that they’ll last forever.
-- I am always doing that which I can not do, in order that I may learn how to do it. - Pablo Picasso
oscorner
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#13 posted 2146 days ago
Great door. What problem did the fact that the opening being 3/4” out of square at the header cause you and how did you over come it?
-- Jesus is Lord!
Dorje
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#14 posted 2146 days ago
Thanks y’all -
Mark – I just had to shim the track for the door in the header and cut a tapered piece (of scrap wood) to cover the track and gap…
-- Dorje (pronounced "door-jay"), Seattle, WA
Dorje
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#15 posted 2146 days ago
not a problem really, just not an ideal circumstance (I really do like when things are relatively square!)
-- Dorje (pronounced "door-jay"), Seattle, WA
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