I made this door for a client in Florida who has decided to have me construct a different door design. Sooo, I am offering this door and sidelight For Sale it is ready to ship and I call it "The Windermere" The door is 38" x 88" x 1-3/4" The sidelight is 18-1/2 x 88" x 1-3/4 They are both made out of quarter sawn White Oak all of the glass is tempered and insulated and beveled The blue pieces are beveled azurlite ...... sky blue glass !

The sidelight can go on either side of the door		Here is the glass, backlit so that you can appreciate the rich blue glass

The original drawing		Here is the completed Windermere Entry door and sidelight		The blue glass is beveled and tempered Azurlite It is a rich and gentle sky blue
Here you can see that all of the glass id beveled with a full 1-1/2" bevel		Each piece is also tempered and then made into insulated units		The inside of the door has the most magnificent quartersawn medullary rays
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Here is the history of how the Entry and sidelight were made

Please look at the tight grain of the White Oak .... it is definitely door quality		Here are all of the "roughed-out" horizontal pieces		and here are all of the "roughed-out" vertical pieces		.... then each piece is cut to exact calculated length
and the each of the ends are "coped" with the female shape		and many of the pieces are shaped with the male reverse shape		Then the outer frame is fitted and marked for he tennons		I then fitted the long mullions to a "tense" vertical fit ........ these pieces are only coped on the ends
........ and then I machine the molded edge on the sides ... isn't this amazing wood ?!~		then each and every horizontal mullion is fitted for a perfect tension fit ....... no mass cutting and slapping on putty ....... it Must fit		.. then I shape the detail on the side of each 5"-6" piece ....... carefully!		then we glue 'er hp each piece is pre-glued 3 times on the end grain .. to guaranty great adhesion
The the "magic" of assembly begins ..... better figure out the correct order ***		it takes 14 to 15 clamps to 'lock' this door together ........ it will stay in clamps for 72 hrs ... minimum		we clean all the excess glue with clean water ...... and even "toothbrush" the corners to remove glue		Here I am fitting the sidelight frame and mullion .... then I fitted each horizontal mullion
and then we put it together ... carefully !!		and here is the sidelight ...... under clamps .... 3-4 days		Here we are finish sanding the sidelight		... ready for oil
I make all of my pieces slightly oversize so they can be trimmed and perfectly squared		... then we sign the pieces with the "makers mark" ...... with pride		Here the door is being back beveled 2 deg		.. and the first of 4 coats of varnish oil is applied
Each molded edge is hand sanded up to 220 grit ...		and then the faces are machine sanded		Here is the Windermere ready for oiling		... notice the incredible medullary rays that occur in quality quartersawn White Oak
.... and oiling the door		Look at this beautiful grain		Here is the 4th coat being applied		each piece is wiped down after each coat has had 3/4 of an hour to soak into the wood
a beautiful smile, always brings out the richness of the wood		all of the stops are soaked in a trough of varnish oil		and then wiped down, piece by piece		... and each piece is wiped down again in the shop ...... and for many hours to come
and the beautiful door cures and waits for glass		Here are the stops after 4 coats of varnish oil		I have developed a process of laminating 4/4 White Oak to make a more stable door jamb		...... takes a few clamps ..... but it is worth it
The door jamb stock		and then sanded by machine and hand ....		The the jamb if oiled with 3-4 coats of varnish oil		The glass finally arrives. Two pieces we mis-made and had to be redone
Then they are cleaned and set in place		and the long process of cutting the stops, begins		Each piece of glass is bedded and caulked with a siliconized latex that turns clear when it cures		All of the excess caulk is removed and the glass cleaned ... again
Here is the Entry Door completed with its' beautiful quartersawn White Oak and beveled glass		another view		Here we are installing the weatherstripping into the door jambs		Here we are assembling the jamb and hanging the door with the hinges ... and a perfect square
Here is a close-up of the top hinges ,,,, set in a European fashion		This door is hung on 4pcs of 4-1/2" solid brass hinges		Here is the sidelight fitted to its' jamb
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