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Well thanks for the kind wishes. Had my Scan and got the door finished. I’m not having to hang it, phew!
It is seven foot high and four foot wide, it is all one inch timber. Weighs about 180lbs or 85kgs 13st.
I said before that it was green Oak, that is not true. It was cut into slabs about this time last year.
I got the 3” slabs which are by no means dry (steam coming out when you cut) as I’ve not heard of Abduls secret grease box, as it is a Dane secret. :) Perhaps Mad’s could enlighten me?
Kelly thanks for the un-Rain Dance. It did not rain at all. Although on Monday the Scotch mist was so thick I could not see the end of the door. The water was dripping off myself and my tools.
There is no finish on it, so the sea air of Arran (it’s final destination) will change it’s appearance fairly quickly.
I did cheat and put a coat of Danish (yes Mad’s) on the Sun & Moon. So I’m hoping that when installed into the stone wall it will look outstanding.
The frame I just did with some 3×3 and did bridle joints for the arch and on the tops of the stiles.
They will get offset drilled and an oak peg to draw and hold it up.
It was a great opportunity for my young trainee Jon, to see how to make a very simple door. No real skill but handy to know if your a stranded Fedex Delivery person. :)
This shows the Scotch Mist on the door.
-- Who is the happiest of men? He who values the merits of others, and in their pleasure takes joy, even as though 'twere his own. --Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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mafe
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#1 posted 978 days ago
It’s wonderful.
Rustic and I will easy imagine a fully dressed knight comming out at every moment.
I will think of you when I add some baby oil in a project ;-)
This door will fit so perfect in a stone wall.
Good job, and even on a limited time.
Best thoughts,
Mads
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-- Mad F, the fanatical rhykenologist and vintage architect. Democraticwoodworking.
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#2 posted 978 days ago
That is beautiful, Alba. That’s a great job that you did.
-- If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music which he hears, however measured or far away. Henry David Thoreau
NBeener
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#3 posted 978 days ago
What a great and unique piece !!!
-- -- Neil
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#4 posted 978 days ago
you do fantastic work( give us some we can do )
-- Robert Laddusaw and no I am not smarter then a fifth grader ( and no I canot spell so if it is a problem don't read it ))
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#5 posted 978 days ago
Well done Alba my friend! Congratulations and thanks for sharing your journey with us! :)
-- Homer : "Oh, and how is education supposed to make me feel smarter? Besides, every time I learn something new, it pushes some old stuff out of my brain."
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#6 posted 978 days ago
Now thats a door :D
Looking really good Alba, and the king of all woods…THE OAK….is awesome when its shaped like that.
More than well done.
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Div
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#7 posted 978 days ago
This is real honest work Jamie!
It looks like you used Stainless fasteners. To prevent the Oak from reacting with steel ones? Or just so they dont rust?
What kind of Oak is it? I only know White Oak that we buy from timber merchants here.
-- Div @ the bottom end of Africa. "A woodworker's sharpest tool should be his mind."
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#8 posted 978 days ago
A beautiful hunk of door.
That will still be around for another 500 years, or more.
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RWJones
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#9 posted 978 days ago
Absolutely love the door. Great work. I am a FedEx Delivery person and have been stranded, but I’m still trying to figure out the meaning of that part of your comment?
Best Regards,
Roger
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#10 posted 976 days ago
Hi Roger,
I was thinking of Tom Hanks in Castaway.
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#11 posted 969 days ago
Hi Pat,
it was just bridal joints.
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Jamie Speirs
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#12 posted 968 days ago
Oops!
Thanks Mario.
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rivergirl
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#13 posted 968 days ago
That was funny noottoman. Isn’t language incredibly confusing sometimes? Especially on the web.
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#14 posted 947 days ago
A simple, yet extraordinary door indeed! I love the simple grandness of this door. I’ve been wanting to make one for our home but alas, we submitted to the quick & easy, unsubstantial version from our home improvement outlet – HD. Maybe someday I’ll get my act together to conquer this project.
-- "They who dream by day are cognizant of many things which escape those who dream only by night." ~ Edgar Allan Poe
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