I have been working on making a new headboard and sliding door for our master bedroom. I got the headboard completed with the exception of installing the sconces which were on order but came in a couple of days ago so I have to do a bit of drilling and wiring before it will be ready to go to finish. The door I completed today and is ready to go to finish after I do a bit of final sanding on the back side of it. Both of these pieces were made from reclaimed Douglas Fir that came out of an 1800's era building. The wood has lots of character and color as well as lot of splinters. I still have to make a couple of mirrors out of this same wood, so once I get those all done then I will do the finish on them all. That DF is really messy to work with so it only makes sense to get all the pieces done and then give the shop a good cleaning before setting things up for finishing.

 

Here is a photo of the completed headboard without sconces. (Note: The headboard and door are out of the same wood, but the headboard looks more amber in color than the door as it was shot using flash. The door is the actual color of the wood)

 

 

Here are photos of the door front and back. The backside will be facing into the master bath so it will be painted on that side as well as having a full length mirror attached to it. The backing material is some 3/8" T-111 siding from Home Depot sanded down with the edges trimmed with Poplar. The door is 82"x36"x1.5".The frame started out as 2" thick stock which I milled down to 1.5" taking enough of the topside down to clean up the rough stuff but leaving the patina and a bit smoother texture than the slats which are a bit rougher providing more contrast. The back side was taken down fully since it will be painted. I milled the slats down to 1/2" to allow space for the backing material and enough space for hanging a full length mirror.

Sorry, but you will have to turn your head (or your monitor) sideways as for some reason the system didn't like my "portrait oriented" photo and insisted on putting them in as "landscape oriented"

 

 

 

 

 

Here is a photo of the sample sliding door that my wife found online. We will be using different top mount hardware than is in the photo which will have a wood valance surrounding it.

 

 

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Allen Worsham
Corona, CA

allenworsham@earthlink.net

http://www.awcreationsandwoodcrafts.com

'Graze in every man's field, but always give your own milk' J. Vernon McGee

Allen,

Both of these look real nice!

Did you get door hardware?

 

Larry

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Larry,

I will be ordering the hardware next week through Home Depot. The cost will be about $115 for a 36" door up to 200lbs. Here is the company's website for this hardware.

http://www.jhusa.net/2610fb.aspx#Single_Door_Hardware_Sets

I will be making a valance out of the same reclaimed Douglas Fir.

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Allen Worsham
Corona, CA

allenworsham@earthlink.net

http://www.awcreationsandwoodcrafts.com

'Graze in every man's field, but always give your own milk' J. Vernon McGee

Allen

Love the way things are coming out for you. That is a lot of great work. Great job.

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Wayne Mahler
God bless and protect our troops that serve so we can be free.

Very nice, Allen. My wife likes the rustic look of the set. I don't know if it was a good thing to let her see your pics or not. Only time will tell.

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Harry Brink
Bulldog Woodworking
Montana

Looking good Allen. That is going to be awesome. I love the look of the rustic door and the sliders.

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John Moody
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Allen,

I was just wondering, because I found the old garage door rails but not the roller assemblys yet. If I remember correctly they didn't have much in the line of adjustment available. Besides that shipping from here to you could possibly cost more due to the 6 1/2 ft. length of the rails than the price of what you found.

Larry

Allen Worsham said:

Larry,

I will be ordering the hardware next week through Home Depot. The cost will be about $115 for a 36" door up to 200lbs. Here is the company's website for this hardware.

http://www.jhusa.net/2610fb.aspx#Single_Door_Hardware_Sets

I will be making a valance out of the same reclaimed Douglas Fir.

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Allen Worsham
Corona, CA

allenworsham@earthlink.net

http://www.awcreationsandwoodcrafts.com

'Graze in every man's field, but always give your own milk' J. Vernon McGee

That is Great looking, well done.

Larry,

Thanks for trying, but using the other style will work out better for us.

Larry Buskirk said:

Allen,

I was just wondering, because I found the old garage door rails but not the roller assemblys yet. If I remember correctly they didn't have much in the line of adjustment available. Besides that shipping from here to you could possibly cost more due to the 6 1/2 ft. length of the rails than the price of what you found.

Larry

Allen,

I used a similar setup to what you found to put pocket doors between our parlor, and living room. It worked out rather well despite the fact that this old pre 1870 house must have been built before they had levels. I was better off judging things by eye. The window, and door openings (level accross the top) are relatively square and level, but the floors are not. 

 

Larry