The Lost Coast Door Project

This door is called
The Lost Coast
It is made of Mahogany
with Curly Redwood exterior panels
and Striated Fir interior panels
It is 36" x 81" x 1-3/4"

Here is the Completed Lost Coast Entry Door

Here is a view from the exterior
The door is ribbon grain Mahogany
Here is a view of the interior of the same door
The interior panels are bookmatched
highly figured Striated Douglas Fir
The exterior panels are bookmatched
highly figured Old Growth
Curly Redwood

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Here is a close up of the upper
interior panels closer yet
Striated Fir is extremely rare and the bottom interior panels ....... and closer
Striated Fir is very beautiful

Here is a close-up of the upper exterior panels
They are bookmatched Curly Redwood
....... another view
notice how nice it goes with Mahogany
a close-up of the lower panels
Please notice the distinct striping in the Mahogany Door frame
That is called ribbon grain

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Below is the "history" Of the construction
of The Lost Coast Entry

Here is the final drawing of
The Lost Coast Door Here is the door rendering imposed on the front of the home Here are the dimensions of the Lost Coast Door Project Here is the end grain of the Mahogany used in the doors. Notice how fine the grain is.

Here is the full 2" ruff lumber Notice the beautiful "ribbon grain" is visible through the rough texture Here are the pieces for the door itself The each piece is joined and planed to dimension

Then laid out Here is a trick .... I mark and bore dowel holes before I cut the top arc. Then I cut the arc with the fitted dowel in placer Then I hand plane it to a nicely shaped form

Then I shape the radius top vertical piece on the shaper with a ball bearing The fit the other ends of the vertical pieces the dowels were sanded for removal and are replaced with Mahogany dowels we made in the shop The dowels are removed with a "dent pulling" tool and a wood screw

After fitting the door is glued and cleaned The corners are cleaned with a tooth brush The Lost Coast will stay in clamps for 3 days ...... and the .... the preview !!

I make all of my doors oversize and cut them to size after assembly The the door is machine sanded to 220 grit
Note: that is furniture grade !! and all of the molded edges are hand sanded
inch after inch ........ takes about 5 hours The panels will be bookmatched Striated Fir on one side and bookmatched Curly Old Growth Redwood on the exterior of the door.

The interior of the home is Douglas Fir so we will be using some beautiful Striated Fir for the inside of the door panels Here I glue up the bookmatched panels Here I am making the panel "blanks" out of 2 pieces of 5/8" marine grade plywood Then I edge the "blanks" with Old Growth Redwood

Then sand to 1-3/16" Here is some of the curly bookmatched Redwood I then vacuum press the Striated Fir and Curly redwood to the "blanks. The press is run for 72 hours to make sure the glue is cured Here are the Striated Fir Panels

Click Here to see how the door jambs were made
They were made 6 months in advance of making the door

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	Here is the Completed Lost Coast Entry Door

Here is a view from the exterior The door is ribbon grain Mahogany		Here is a view of the interior of the same door The interior panels are bookmatched highly figured Striated Douglas Fir	The exterior panels are bookmatched highly figured Old Growth Curly Redwood
		Click On ANY Image To Enlarge


Here is a close up of the upper interior panels	closer yet Striated Fir is extremely rare	and the bottom interior panels	....... and closer Striated Fir is very beautiful


Here is a close-up of the upper exterior panels They are bookmatched Curly Redwood		....... another view notice how nice it goes with Mahogany	a close-up of the lower panels Please notice the distinct striping in the Mahogany Door frame That is called ribbon grain
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	Below is the "history" Of the construction of The Lost Coast Entry


Here is the final drawing of The Lost Coast Door	Here is the door rendering imposed on the front of the home	Here are the dimensions of the Lost Coast Door Project	Here is the end grain of the Mahogany used in the doors. Notice how fine the grain is.


Here is the full 2" ruff lumber	Notice the beautiful "ribbon grain" is visible through the rough texture	Here are the pieces for the door itself	The each piece is joined and planed to dimension


Then laid out	Here is a trick .... I mark and bore dowel holes before I cut the top arc.	Then I cut the arc with the fitted dowel in placer	Then I hand plane it to a nicely shaped form


Then I shape the radius top vertical piece on the shaper with a ball bearing	The fit the other ends of the vertical pieces	the dowels were sanded for removal and are replaced with Mahogany dowels we made in the shop	The dowels are removed with a "dent pulling" tool and a wood screw


After fitting the door is glued and cleaned	The corners are cleaned with a tooth brush	The Lost Coast will stay in clamps for 3 days	...... and the .... the preview !!


I make all of my doors oversize and cut them to size after assembly	The the door is machine sanded to 220 grit Note: that is furniture grade !!	and all of the molded edges are hand sanded inch after inch ........ takes about 5 hours	The panels will be bookmatched Striated Fir on one side and bookmatched Curly Old Growth Redwood on the exterior of the door.


The interior of the home is Douglas Fir so we will be using some beautiful Striated Fir for the inside of the door panels	Here I glue up the bookmatched panels	Here I am making the panel "blanks" out of 2 pieces of 5/8" marine grade plywood	Then I edge the "blanks" with Old Growth Redwood


Then sand to 1-3/16"	Here is some of the curly bookmatched Redwood	I then vacuum press the Striated Fir and Curly redwood to the "blanks. The press is run for 72 hours to make sure the glue is cured	Here are the Striated Fir Panels

	Click Here to see how the door jambs were made They were made 6 months in advance of making the door
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