When I searched youtube this evening for "building a door" I did not expect to find such a detailed, well made, highly educational video. Honestly I'm blown away.
In today's disposable society, we're very fortunate to have people who still desire quality craftsmanship and the skilled trades people who know how to build it. Very nice job and thanks for the content, you have a new subscriber.
Let me tell you I do construction I can build doors but is not worth it unless is my own house. Andersen and other companies sell you door already made ready to hang in very inexpensive, those type of doors this guy is making or talking are door for rich people.or people upper middle class that makes good money. Even Andersen are pretty expensive for most of the USA
Thank for such a very fine video which came as a revelation to an old DIY-er myself who had no idea why doors are constructed the way they are! I aways thought that panels and edges were just a form of decoration but now I understand how they were devised to prevent wood from expanding and sticking in the door frame and so as door design improved from the simplest plank construction. I have been struggling with the problem of just getting a door made to measure for a non standard low doorway in an old house and was uncertain whether I just needed a frame and a lump of solid wood and why it was so difficult to just take a standard door and cut it down. Now at least I have some understanding of what is entailed in the construction and the need for accuracy and the different forms of jointing. Luckily I have a friend who understands the basic construction and engineering skills involved and who will help me but without your video it would have remained a mystery.
What a great educational video! Thank you soo much for taking the time to put this together . I have a small shop and have been building solid hardwood projects for a number of years, including doors. For the most part, I'm self taught and I definitely learned a few things as well as raised a few questions!
Awesome video!! Thank you for creating this video and sharing your knowledge. Best woodworking / designing & artistic video I have ever watched and not even a single tool was shown our used. I’m going to watch this several times.
Thanks Brent! I have an Amish friend who builds doors. Only doors. He says he doesn't build doors... he does art and they happen to be doors. I'm going to show him this video and see his reaction.
Just curious @20:00 you talk about the dowels locking the mortise/tenon together. How about a DRAW-BORE method? Would that work with a dowel same size as the hole?
This is absolute gold. Very rare to be shown the details by a true craftsman. Planning my 12x6 sliding garage doors build out of wood and I will be utilizing every element you taught on this video. Can't thank you enough.
Good presentation. You took a longer time to explain what you are presenting. That improved your talk!. I have made several exterior doors with mortise and tenon with eastern red cedar. I used the technique you showed and these doors are strong. I did use round pegs and they were hard to install. I will use faceted ones next time.
To choose to build an exterior wooden door that will last 100 years takes money, time, skill but mostly a shift in mindset. Thank you sir for your passion. We are blessed by your decision to share it.
I’m from San Antonio and I truly enjoyed the amount & the way ya shared the history of proper door building. I was on a REFORGER exercise in Germany and we were stopped in a ole small town & we met a Panzer unit & we were Redlegs . So , I had asked about a ole looking house as our group was walking to the Gasthaus and the Sgt of the Panzer told me that the numbers of the house weren’t the address but the year it was built, so it was built around the 1400 ‘s . It had wonderful looking doors . I think when I have more money I’ll do my due diligence and order the wood as ya explained and I do have a question about the selection of woods that one might use . What are your top recommendations for an exterior door and for it be a mixture of the styles that ya covered and would a mesquite veneer be possible ? Thanks 🙏
This is a great detailed video! I feel I now completely understand how to make a good solid wood door. I have two questions: The Veneer on the stave core, does it matter the cut type? ie. Can it be flat sawn? Type of wood. Are we talking the hardness and rot resistance of the wood? My current options are construction grade SPF or my own Birch. I might be able to find a maple log to cut.
I think it's cool to hear about the history and also get a glimpse into how to apply the useful bits today. I'm comfortable with mixing materials to achieve my goals and so I automatically envisioned a metal drip edge on the bottom. Otherwise pretty much solid.
I have restored a small building built in1920. There are plenty of Craftsman details. It has a door that is smaller than today's standard measurments. The door is pretty much unrestorable, so I will be building a replacement. Thanks fot the eductional video. Subscribed! John. Bethel, Missouri. USA
Thanks Brent. I found your video when looking for information on building composite doors. I need a very well insulated door for my parents home, but the style of the door needs to be that of the 1930s! I had already arrived af the idea of a three layer door, an insulated core, with the two outer layers being overlaid versions of a panelled door. It was great to see two layer doors that had been built in history as this validated the idea somewhat. I think an insulated door would be a good solution for the Texas court house with the very wide temperature variations on each side of the door.
Hello, Thank you very much for posting this excellent video on how to build doors that last. I am trying to expand my business into building custom interior doors that will last and this video gave me a lot of ideas. At a time where many of the products on the market is poorly made and hardly last few years, especially when it comes to windows, it is refreshing to watch this video. Thank you again and look forward to watching more videos from this channel. MB
You’ve presented this topic in such an interesting and informative way. I’m looking to build a backyard gate. I wonder your well thought out engineering of stav core and vaneer applies to gates?
Great video, and thanks for sharing your knowledge! Soooo, how is the weep hole integrated into the design of the door? Where does the water exit, under the moulding?
Great video! You emphasized wood choice several times. Do you have any resources about wood choices? Especially species selection based on locale and weather.
I remember seeing a product for wood turners that replaces the moisture in wood with a glycol type of fluid, it is suppose to keep the wood from drying out & cracking.
What prevents termites from flying in that weep hole and destroying the door internally? Is it chemically treated besides using a species that repeals insects or do you do something else? Great video!
I live in northern Maine. We don't get much heat in summer, but we do get a lot of humidity - so, swelling is an issue. In the winter, it gets cold. I am wondering if that French dual-panel design would be appropriate for this climate. Another issue I am concerned with is heat transference. I'd like to make a thicker door out of a wood with a high R-value. Can anyone offer me some advice on this?
I saw the title and figured the answer would be "with a million dollars worth of machinery in a giant factory" - instead I learned about stave cores. Thank you.
I have a glass and aluminium door that was made along with its frame and adjoining window that is fully sealed when shut. My wife just saw this video and wants a solid wood door, she thinks they are beautiful and have character.
I get the ideology behind the faceted pegs for Mortise & Tenon, but how are you not damaging the surface holes as your driving in the square portion of the pegs? Visually, your faceted ends would show a loose fit in the drilled holes. Would you putty those peg ends once seated and flushed up with the rail surface? Hmmmm....
When I searched youtube this evening for "building a door" I did not expect to find such a detailed, well made, highly educational video. Honestly I'm blown away.
You can leave that to Brent
LITERALLY THE SAME EXACT THING
i fully agree, very similar story here
That's exactly how I got here just now. Needless to say, I wasn't expecting this thought to go this deep
In today's disposable society, we're very fortunate to have people who still desire quality craftsmanship and the skilled trades people who know how to build it. Very nice job and thanks for the content, you have a new subscriber.
Let me tell you I do construction I can build doors but is not worth it unless is my own house. Andersen and other companies sell you door already made ready to hang in very inexpensive, those type of doors this guy is making or talking are door for rich people.or people upper middle class that makes good money. Even Andersen are pretty expensive for most of the USA
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My God an effing encyclopedic accounting of doors! Blown away!! Amazing content!!!
I wish more people making videos on wood working had the kind of thorough knowledge and understanding that you do. Thank you so much
Just looking to see if I could make my own entry door and stumbled on a master class. Thank you!
The one and only TH-cam video that I took notes on! Cheers!
incredible presentation ! I've been a carpenter since 1982 and thought I understood door constructions but you taught me some great stuff.
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great information, explained in a clear and brief manner, with helpful historical context. thank you so much 🙏🏽
this is the best video on the internet to learn how to make doors well. Hands down. look no further. listen to no one else.
Thank for such a very fine video which came as a revelation to an old DIY-er myself who had no idea why doors are constructed the way they are! I aways thought that panels and edges were just a form of decoration but now I understand how they were devised to prevent wood from expanding and sticking in the door frame and so as door design improved from the simplest plank construction.
I have been struggling with the problem of just getting a door made to measure for a non standard low doorway in an old house and was uncertain whether I just needed a frame and a lump of solid wood and why it was so difficult to just take a standard door and cut it down.
Now at least I have some understanding of what is entailed in the construction and the need for accuracy and the different forms of jointing.
Luckily I have a friend who understands the basic construction and engineering skills involved and who will help me but without your video it would have remained a mystery.
Wow that was a great video on doors and door history. We just bought an old home from 1886. What a great lesson.
This video should have been named. “The Ultimate comprehensive explanation of door construction “ Well done !
This is a great 'history of technology' for doors.
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Brent,
As a materials engineer, I just love your attention to them and the mechanics of construction!
Many, many thanks for the excellent tutorials!
Most informative 25 minutes I've ever spent on doors, great craftsmanship and thank you for sharing.
What a great educational video! Thank you soo much for taking the time to put this together . I have a small shop and have been building solid hardwood projects for a number of years, including doors. For the most part, I'm self taught and I definitely learned a few things as well as raised a few questions!
Awesome video!! Thank you for creating this video and sharing your knowledge. Best woodworking / designing & artistic video I have ever watched and not even a single tool was shown our used. I’m going to watch this several times.
That was extremely informative. Instantly subscribed.
Thanks Brent! I have an Amish friend who builds doors. Only doors. He says he doesn't build doors... he does art and they happen to be doors. I'm going to show him this video and see his reaction.
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If I had it to do over again, this is the kind of stuff that catches my passion. Great video Brent thanks
Good info on doors but you should offset hole in tenon for drawbore with square peg
If I'm correct what you're describing is using the peg not only to hold the door in place but also to pull it together
Such a Masterclass on doormaking.
Thank you very much.
Man, incredibly detailed and fascinating information. You’ve really opened some new doors for me!
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Just curious @20:00 you talk about the dowels locking the mortise/tenon together. How about a DRAW-BORE method? Would that work with a dowel same size as the hole?
And/Or a tapered dowel.
This is absolute gold. Very rare to be shown the details by a true craftsman. Planning my 12x6 sliding garage doors build out of wood and I will be utilizing every element you taught on this video. Can't thank you enough.
Good presentation. You took a longer time to explain what you are presenting. That improved your talk!. I have made several exterior doors with mortise and tenon with eastern red cedar. I used the technique you showed and these doors are strong. I did use round pegs and they were hard to install. I will use faceted ones next time.
ive watched this a few times, very important info for someone who wants to build doors for a living
“Which really aren’t a door in my opinion” I like this guy. 😆
To choose to build an exterior wooden door that will last 100 years takes money, time, skill but mostly a shift in mindset. Thank you sir for your passion. We are blessed by your decision to share it.
7:10 - I love that door. I've spent my life referring to that style as the "private detective" door.
I’m from San Antonio and I truly enjoyed the amount & the way ya shared the history of proper door building.
I was on a REFORGER exercise in Germany and we were stopped in a ole small town & we met a Panzer unit & we were Redlegs .
So , I had asked about a ole looking house as our group was walking to the Gasthaus and the Sgt of the Panzer told me that the numbers of the house weren’t the address but the year it was built, so it was built around the 1400 ‘s .
It had wonderful looking doors .
I think when I have more money I’ll do my due diligence and order the wood as ya explained and I do have a question about the selection of woods that one might use .
What are your top recommendations for an exterior door and for it be a mixture of the styles that ya covered and would a mesquite veneer be possible ?
Thanks 🙏
wow... u opened doors for me and a window of opportunity to build mine successfully ;)
Super nerdy details on doors, I love it!
This is a great detailed video! I feel I now completely understand how to make a good solid wood door.
I have two questions:
The Veneer on the stave core, does it matter the cut type? ie. Can it be flat sawn?
Type of wood. Are we talking the hardness and rot resistance of the wood? My current options are construction grade SPF or my own Birch. I might be able to find a maple log to cut.
great video + explanation! well done mate! thanks for sharing!
I think it's cool to hear about the history and also get a glimpse into how to apply the useful bits today. I'm comfortable with mixing materials to achieve my goals and so I automatically envisioned a metal drip edge on the bottom. Otherwise pretty much solid.
I was not expecting this level of expertise when I clicked this video.
I have restored a small building built in1920. There are plenty of Craftsman details. It has a door that is smaller than today's standard measurments. The door is pretty much unrestorable, so I will be building a replacement. Thanks fot the eductional video. Subscribed!
John. Bethel, Missouri. USA
Amazing! Appreciate the history, descriptions, drawings and products. I actually learned something. Thank you.
Thanks Brent. I found your video when looking for information on building composite doors. I need a very well insulated door for my parents home, but the style of the door needs to be that of the 1930s! I had already arrived af the idea of a three layer door, an insulated core, with the two outer layers being overlaid versions of a panelled door. It was great to see two layer doors that had been built in history as this validated the idea somewhat. I think an insulated door would be a good solution for the Texas court house with the very wide temperature variations on each side of the door.
Outstanding video! Remarkable job, mate!
Real top video. lots of info. A door is the way whats in the mind of people who life there...........
Thanks for the instruction. I plan to make a door and this helped tremendously.
Wow! Awesome instructions and knowledge given. Thank you for sharing your experience! New Subscriber.
Absolutely incredible explanation! Thank you so much, time to go build a door!
Appreciate the points you highlighted, cheers mate from downunder
Thankyou for this content! I truly appreciate your knowledge, a true skilled craftsman.
I used to think doors are just on plane of wood, and I knew it’s not that simple. This taught me a lot
Hello,
Thank you very much for posting this excellent video on how to build doors that last. I am trying to expand my business into building custom interior doors that will last and this video gave me a lot of ideas.
At a time where many of the products on the market is poorly made and hardly last few years, especially when it comes to windows, it is refreshing to watch this video.
Thank you again and look forward to watching more videos from this channel.
MB
Excellent video, thank you. Especially as I'm about to build 3 internal doors.
Awesome information! Very thankful for the sharing of knowledge!
Great video,so much informations,so usefull,thanks for your time and effort
Great video! Explained with detail.
"How complicated can a door be?" - me 25 minutes ago
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Me too...
You’ve presented this topic in such an interesting and informative way. I’m looking to build a backyard gate. I wonder your well thought out engineering of stav core and vaneer applies to gates?
th-cam.com/channels/etKTntSyrQs0g2yP4QHz5g.html
Very good explanation. Thanks, sir.
Very good detailed information I really like how you explain the era and style of the doors 😃
Very nice overview! Thanks for sharing knowledge
Great video, and thanks for sharing your knowledge! Soooo, how is the weep hole integrated into the design of the door? Where does the water exit, under the moulding?
Thank you very much for the lesson 👍
What If you sealed the ends of the boards would that eliminate expansion?
Thanks for the valuable information.
Great video! You emphasized wood choice several times. Do you have any resources about wood choices? Especially species selection based on locale and weather.
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Truly an excellent presentation. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
True craftsman. Great video.
Best video i ve seen in a looooooooooooong time. Could you perhaps recommend some further reading? Thank you very much, sir
Great presentation, thank you. Very informative.
Cheers for a very useful lecture! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
I start my first carpentry job tommorow at a custom door and window company
I remember seeing a product for wood turners that replaces the moisture in wood with a glycol type of fluid, it is suppose to keep the wood from drying out & cracking.
What prevents termites from flying in that weep hole and destroying the door internally? Is it chemically treated besides using a species that repeals insects or do you do something else? Great video!
Fantastic information!
Awesome explanation!
Very educational and thanks
thanks for the info, that was awesome. Im making some doors at the moment
Great information!
your very knowledgeable in wood.
I'd love to hear a similar discussion with designing dutch doors.
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Nice to get some history.
thank u for sharing your knowledge
Where in tx are you? I build doors for a living and would love to improve the build quality
Very cool interesting stuff!
I live in northern Maine. We don't get much heat in summer, but we do get a lot of humidity - so, swelling is an issue. In the winter, it gets cold. I am wondering if that French dual-panel design would be appropriate for this climate. Another issue I am concerned with is heat transference. I'd like to make a thicker door out of a wood with a high R-value. Can anyone offer me some advice on this?
Very informative.
Great video!
I saw the title and figured the answer would be "with a million dollars worth of machinery in a giant factory" - instead I learned about stave cores. Thank you.
Awesome video
Any books that you recommend.
Great information.
I have a glass and aluminium door that was made along with its frame and adjoining window that is fully sealed when shut. My wife just saw this video and wants a solid wood door, she thinks they are beautiful and have character.
Wow I never knew that. Thank you
I get the ideology behind the faceted pegs for Mortise & Tenon, but how are you not damaging the surface holes as your driving in the square portion of the pegs? Visually, your faceted ends would show a loose fit in the drilled holes. Would you putty those peg ends once seated and flushed up with the rail surface? Hmmmm....
Valuable information
My mind is blowing...🙏
Fascinating, thank you!
Wow… you covered a lot of ground. 👍🏼
The doors are perfect
Where can one find detailed references (drawings) on the build differences between periods
Bravo! Excellent video
They do look great. I just want to leave a small note, a good company for modern doors is Dako.