The Dolphin II Entrance Door

This door is called The Dolphin 2 Entry Door
It is a similar to The Gulf Coast Dolphin Entry.
It is Old Growth vertical grain Redwood
It is 36" x 80" by 1-3/4"
The beautiful stained glass is by Zoleta Lee Designs

Here is the completed Dolphin Entry Door

Both the Beautiful Redwood and the Stained Glass complement each other.

CLICK HERE to view the making of The Dolphin stained glass by Zoleta Lee

These Beautiful Redwood Burl panels really make this door stand out.

Brian really has a knack for matching wood and textures together.

Below is the provenance of the making of
The Dolphin 2 Entrance Door

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Even this black and white photo shows the Magnificent beauty of this door.

Here the door is being fitted for the final stage before gluing up.

Here the curve is being cut before gluing.

The gluing up of the door has begun, many clamps are used.

The cleaning up of the glue gets just as much attention as the gluing up does.

Here the door will lay for 72 hours to dry and cure.

Out of clamps and ready to start the process of sanding.

The hand sanding often takes several hours.

All of the molded edges are hand sanded

Here we are gluing up the panels for the stained glass

These panels will lay in clamps for 72 hours also.

The panels are out of the clamps and ready to be cut to shape and sanded.

Here Brian is cutting the panels to fit the curve of the door.

Hand machine sanding really brings out the luster in these panels.

Hand sanding of the panels.

What a Beautiful shine from the oil, and the oil really brings out the texture in these panels.

This door is finally ready for its first oiling.

The Dolphin 2 Door has been oiled 4 times to get this rich color.

Here the Panels are being fitted with stops.

The curved stop is a very tricky stop to fit. These stops are steamed bent to get the curve just right.

Here Brian is hand shaping the curve for this door.

A nice tight fit and clamping on the edges is just the beginning of the top of this door.

Here Brian is hand chipping some of the corners to get just the right fit for the Stained Glass that will be going into this opening.

Every inch of our doors are given attention to detail.

The Glass fits nice and tight, what a door this is going to be!

Now the oiling of the top of the door has begun.

The final oiling of the top panel and now the door will soon be ready for it's new home.

The finished door!

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