My wife has a quilting machine that makes a lot of noise. Decided I needed to reduce the noise. Made this door out of mostly Mahogany. Also made the leaded glass.
Wow, that is beautiful, I had to show my wife. I bet we will have something similar, sooner than later. I usually see this type of door made solid and they look so heavy. This open design makes it look much lighter and classy. Great job.
I LOVE it! Most sliding barn doors do not seem to fit the space because they are too weathered and rustic for modern homes, but this would look great anywhere. Thanks for sharing.
I can't seem to get this piece off my mind, I was going to build it with solid mahogany until I priced the lumber required. I really like the idea of using plywood core for stability and also cost. Did you have to cut the .25" material from thicker stock on your bandsaw? It looks like each board is 8"-10" wide, are there places that sell 8"-10" wide 8' long .25" thick mahogany? I was hoping you could share how you acquired the mahogany you used to laminate the structure. Thanks.
My friend went to an auction and said there was a pallet of 2×6 solid mahogany for sale. I asked him to buy it for me. It turned out to be plywood core with the edges finished in Mahag. So, I didn't have to do my own glue up. The widths are about 5.5" or so.
If I needed to glue it up I would do the following: Let's pretend our finished rail/stile needs to be 2" x 6"
1) Cut the 3/4" plywood to 5.75"
2) Glue up the plywood faces together. I'd use T88 epoxy so you don't have to hurry with the clamps.
3) Straigtline one edge of the plywood and then rip the other edge to 5.375".
4) Cut and glue 5/8" x 7/8" strips of mahog to cover each edge of the plywood. We're cutting the strips oversized so you can trim them to the thickness of the plywood with a hand plane. Now you should have 1.5" x 6.5" stock.
6) Bandsaw cut mahog 3/8" thick X 6.5" to cover the plywood and mahog edge strips.
7) Plane the mahog to 1/4"
8) Glue the mahog to both sides of the 6.5"wide boards with T88.
9) Joint or Straigtline one edge of the glue up and then rip the other edge to 6".
Thanks for the info. Unfortunately I don't have the ability to cut 3/8" veneers to make my own laminates. My bandsaw is not up to the task. I'll have to see if I can find some already done like you found. Otherwise I can possibly ask my brother to cut some and ship it to me. Thanks again.