The Finger Lakes Entry

This is Grand Entry is called
The Finger Lakes Entry
It is Vertical Ribbon Grain Mahogany
with Curly and Burl Old Growth Redwood
The door is 36" x 84" x 1-3/4"
and the sidelights are 18"
The Prairie style leaded glass is by Jan Hinson

The Grand Entry w/ Transom		The Grand Entry

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Here is the left sidelight

and here is the completed Entry Door

.. the right sidelight


another view

a close-up of the leaded glass

an unusual downward view of the panels

this is what I mean by "ribbon grain" Mahogany

the center Burl Redwood panels are a "butterfly" match

and the Curly Redwood (outside) panels are a "book match"

pretty sweet !

This elegant glass
was crafted by Jan Hinson of Albion

a backlit view

These are the sidelight panels

They are bookmatched ant are "quilted" Old Growth Redwood

Here is the original final drawing

Here is the provenance of the making of this beautiful entry

Here is the future home in progress

Please view the quality of the VG Mahogany

we completed and delivered the jamb system before starting the construction of the door and sidelights

here are the bottom "heels"

The rough lumber

more Mahogany

taken from wide planks

the wood is being dimensionally sanded because the beautiful ribbon grain could not be planed

here is the sidelight wood

sanded to dimension

fitting the door parts

here we are gluing up the entry door

we even clean the corners with a toothbrush

12 clamps I think!

here are parts to the sidelights

Everything will stay in clamps for at least 72 hrs

starting to clamp the sidelight

removing the excess glue

here is the door out of clamps

and the sanding begins

we trim it to exact length

and mortise for hinges

here we are gluing the panel blanks

here are the panels in the vacuum press

here are the sidelights almost ready for oil

and the first coat of varnish oil goes on the door

here is the transom glued up

it too, will stay in clamps for 3 days

out of clamps

here are the panels just out of the press

wow ........ even without oil

here is a sidelight panel

ready for oil

another view

wow !!

I love it when the wood comes alive

the richness cannot be easily described

the book matched curly Redwood

Here are the sidelights oiled for the first of 4 coats

and the transom

each unit must dry for at least 3 days before the next coat of varnish oil

yup the glass fits !!

fitting the stops

each, by hand and perfect !

Inspecting each stop

the panels and glass are bedded in a siliconized latex which turns clear upon drying

what a sweet fit

jeweled facets in the glass

the door stops are laid out and cut

the panels are bedded

I fasted the stops with "almost" hidden stainless steel fasteners

this stop has 2 nails in it, but they don't show

here they are from behind

here are the glass stops cut

another nice facet piece of glass in the sidelights

here the door glass is bedded

here is the rough lumber for the jambs

and here are the rough jambs

we finish them and glue them together to make the jamb system

and pre fit it for installation

the final sanding

and then oiling

4 coats on all sides

ready for shipment

but first I mortise for the door I have yet to build

wrapped

and

packaged

and shipped

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