This beautiful Entry is called
The Mariposa Craftsman Entry
It has a 38" door with two 11-1/2" sidelights
They are made VG Old Growth Redwood
with curly Redwood panels.
They will soon have stained glass windows
constructed by a local craftsman.

Here is the completed entry door and sidelights
All the frame wood in the door and sidelights came from 1 salvaged tree !

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The styles and rails (frame) are all vertical sawn Old Growth Redwood.

The frame wood has a very unique "fancy cloud" pattern within the grain

The chatoyancy really looks like clouds within the wood.


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we precut the stops for the stained glass that will be provided by the owner.


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Here are the bookmatched sidelights


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Below id the provenance of the creation of this Entry Door and Sidelights

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Here is the code of the salvaged tree we used in the making of this beautiful entry


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please notice the vertical sawn wood we used to make these doors


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all of the wood is brought down to the correct moisture content for the destination of this door.

we sawed the salvaged log in February 2003


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signed with pride

This Redwood door, sidelights, and jambs are all oiled under these Redwoods


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the panels are all Old-Growth Redwood and they are Curly Redwood and all bookmatched.

hand finished and polished to a furniture quality


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from this ............

................ to this ! just beautiful.


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here is the sill that will go under the threshold


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the jamb system is fitted to each piece

and finish as fine as the door and sidelight

here are the pieces to the Mahogany jamb system


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and it will receive 4 coats of varnish-oil before shipment

here are the bottoms to the sidelights


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Thanks for looking !
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and the top to the jamb system

How'd we do ? ..... Not Bad !!


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