The completed Cypress Door	Here it is on its' new home !!	another view of the completed Cypress Door
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	This glass was designed and crafted in collaboration with Fagerskog Glass of Fort Bragg
Here is a sunlit view of the beautiful glass		Here is a backlit view of the glass
The panels are old growth Redwood		Here is another closeup of the panels and glass

A drawing of the door overlaid on a picture of the entry	A proposal for the stained glass	Here the wood settles down before machining	Here the machined pieces are dry fitted before glue up ...... ahhh ..... perfect !!
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Here the door is glued up and cures for 72hrs	Here is the door out of clamps ..... ready to be sanded and trimmed	Signed !!	Mortised for hinges and my brand.
The door framework is finish sanded and receiving its' first coat of oil	Here is the door after 1 coat of oil ...... three more to come !!	Oiling the panels	Here are the panels after 1 coat of oil ...... three more to come !!
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The panels and door are oiled separately with 4 coats of varnish oil	The panel actually float and each stop is hand fitted to the opening	The panels are bedded and caulked with s siliconized caulking which turns clear when cured.	The jamb stock comes from solid 2" Mahogany
The solid brass, ball bearing hinges are mortised into the jamb	Here is a view of the door in the jamb	Here the door is "standing" in the jamb	The finished door
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The door is bored for the oil-rubbed bronze hardware	The bored holes have been oiled for the benefit of the door	A little jig is left in the for hardware alignment in the jamb