This Entry project is called The Quail Meadows Entry Here is a pair of old growth VG Redwood Doors with Curly and Burl book matched Redwood panels. They are each 36" x 80" x 1-3/4" thick and they have etched & carved seen of Quails in a forest meadow by Cynthia Myers

	Here is the pair of completed doors .... They match up well
This is the left door		and here's the right door		All of the panels are "book matched" to each other, on both sides of each door.
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The panels are curly Redwood on the outside panels		and the center top and bottom panels are Redwood burl		here is a close-up of the burl ....... upper
and here is the lower burl panel		the contrasting grain patterns are a feast for the eyes, both in their texture and their patterns		a closer look
here is a close-up of the two Redwood grains		Here is a close up of the left etched glass		and here is a close up of the light etched window
Please notice the shading and detail in this scene		each image has detailing and texture		the detailing is amazing
	The glass is Etched and Carved by Cynthia Myers
Please look at this close-up and the details		this is done on tempered and insulated glass units		Notice the shading in the Birch bark.
Below is the provenance of the making of these beautiful doors !
Here is the entry before the new doors				and my drawing of the door(s) layout
Here is the drawing overlaid on the entry		here Zoey colored in the stick drawings		I've scanned the end grain to show you how dense and tight the VG Old Growth Redwood is
Here is the rough lumber being joined and surfaced		then I lay out the sticks		the cut to size to be marked for mortising
I use spacers so that all of the rails are equidistant		here we are gluing up the door		we clamp them on both sides for equal pressure
We toothbrush the excess glue from the corners		then after all is cleaned we....we lay the door on the floor where it will lay for 72		another view
Here is the door out of clamps		we machine each side		and sand some more
both sides		here are the panel sub-states edged with Redwood		here is my grandson Sully "catching" veneers from our dimensional sander
here we are mortising for the hinges		and here the panels are in the vacuum press, where they will stay under pressure for 2-1/2 days		here are the beautiful panels being sanded
more panels being "rough" sanded		then after matching for the rebate, each panel is sided		we write on each panel the grit of sandpaper that we just used on that panel
Each curly wood panel is bookmatched		here we sand the bevel on the panel		sand and sand .... doors are furniture too!
we even hand sand the chamfer on each panels		ready to oil		here are the long panels
here are the burl panels about to be oiled		we oil under the Redwoods		here is the first coat of oil on the curly Redwood panels
and here is the varnish oil on the Redwood burl		such beautiful wood		amazing
here I am signing our work		and it "smokes"		I am proud of our efforts
and now we oil the door		4 different times with our varnish oil		letting each piece cure for 2-3 days
		and here is the finished product with the beautiful etched glass by Cythia Myers
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