Iroko strip double-glazed front door

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matthew

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A while back I asked for some advice on making a front door - many thanks for the helpful replies, and especially to user Trevanion who shared profiles and advice on weatherseals etc.

Anyway, finally finished this recently! A few glitches - the inevitable router incident or two along the way - I'd do it better the next time but overall still very happy with it.

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I'm not that good at taking work-in-progress pics! But there are a few more on my blog, linked in my sig. But again, many thanks to all here for the encouragement and inspiration that the forum provides :)
 
I was wondering how this was coming along. I must admit, that is some very good craftsmanship!
 
I really like that, definitely not your run of the mill front door. Is that your own design?
Is that a wireless doorbell? I'm guessing the wee panel at the back is removable for access to change batteries.
Well cool, you must be chuffed with that.
 
Trevanion":h0gk26ck said:
I was wondering how this was coming along. I must admit, that is some very good craftsmanship!

Thanks again for your help - and my thanks for your comment :) My craftsmanship is still a work-in-progress - but this was a challenge, certainly. I think particularly that it was oiled - painting hides a multitude of sins, so I had to approach this as I would a piece of furniture, making everything fit as closely as possible.

Hoping to tackle something smaller next time!
 
Hot stuff":35t2wm7p said:
I really like that, definitely not your run of the mill front door. Is that your own design?
Is that a wireless doorbell? I'm guessing the wee panel at the back is removable for access to change batteries.
Well cool, you must be chuffed with that.

Many thanks! I had the design roughly figured out - I did a garage door earlier this year that was kind of a trial run - but found a few similar ones online that I cribbed a couple of ideas from.

The doorbell was a challenge - it's a Honeywell model, but the stock button wasn't going to look the part, so the visible button is just a standard button. They do a transmitter that lets you attach to a button, but it was a bit big and I didn't want to stick it on the inside of the door. Instead I hotwired the fancy button to the (smaller) wireless button and made a recess to hide it in :)

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Sorry for poor quality but you get the idea - it's crazy how much minutae like this was involved in this...
 

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That recess in which the door sits, between those two return walls, is just crying out for a roof. That would take that door pretty much out of the weather.
 
Matthew, just had a look at your website, some really nice projects there, I like the sort of minimalist look which seems to be your design preference, eg in your ply storage unit. Excellent work!
 
Marineboy":9zuhqwih said:
Matthew, just had a look at your website, some really nice projects there, I like the sort of minimalist look which seems to be your design preference, eg in your ply storage unit. Excellent work!

What he said ^.

I'm an ex-electronics engineer myself and keep putting off a nixie build. Never heard of the FLW version - I think I now need one in my life.
 

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