Thank you! I have an old door that I need to replace and I was thinking of covering the original door with some type of a “veneer”; but this is more of what I am looking to do. Love light and life!! 😊
Beautiful door but I would have loved if you had stained it black or done a burnt wood Shou Sugi Ban to allow that beautiful wood grain show through. Very innovative.
So gorgeous, I’ve been looking for an arched door design to add to my extremely practical and efficient chicken coop... as a little glamorous twist to something otherwise completely average... found your channel and my chickens are about to have a more beautiful door than anyone I know!
Thank you. It's a planer to thin the boards down to be more flexible. At their original thickness, they were cracking trying to make the bend so I made them thinner and layered them up.
Thanks for the video. Brilliant.I need to build 2 of these. Did you just glue the 2X6 together, no screws? The door frame arch, i was scratching my head how to make it. How is it performing? From Cyprus
Yes. Just edge glued with epoxy. Ours is working beautifully a year later. A little secret - I had the wood hanging around piled up for 6 months before I began. If you plan on single layed wood edge glued like ours, the wood HAS to be dry and acclimatised to your house and area. Grabbing something straight from the lumber yard and building the same day runs the risk of warping as the wood seasons out over time.
@@antonios4926 www.amazon.com/INDUSTRIAL-GRADE-THIXOTROPIC-Epoxy-System/dp/B01J19DXL8 We bought 30 gallons of this about 10 yrs ago to build our laminated roof beams...still got about 5 gallons left that we use on projects like this one. The stuff is incredible and apparently lasts forever unmixed. :)
This video gives me a lot more confidence to do this myself! I'm planning on building a ridiculous door for my goblin den in the loft of our garage. Basically, I want to have my stairway paneled with gray brick with candle sconces leading to a 92" x 40" arched door with a speakeasy. I have watched a lot of videos on this, but I think your method makes the most sense for my project. I do have one question: How did you edge-glue the pieces together? More specifically, how did you clamp the pieces together? I couldn't really tell from the video. Cheers from Minnesota!
Thank you Jon, I wish you all the best on your door build. Your goblin den sounds like a fun idea. I edge glued with two part epoxy. Yellow Carpenters glue works as well. Pipe clamps are ideal, but I didn't have any so I screwed a block to the floor. Layed all the boards down screwed a 2x4 along the outer edge on the other side and then hammered wood wedges between the door and those 2x4s to create pressure. Note to self: put plastic down wherever you are working (glue drips)
@@Naturally-Kelly oh! One more question: did you use the wiggle board to make your door stop? If so, did you basically layer a kerf into your door jamb with the wiggle board for your weatherstripping?
@@debbyclowner Yes. I built up layers of thin strips of wood I could bend and glued/brad nailed into place in order to build the stops. The weather stripping I attached screwed on which makes it adjustable to move inward or outward to get a good snug fit rather than using a kerf and press-in seal.
The thin slats that you put after the arch was completed. How thick did you make that assuming that is what the door closes against? I am tackling an arched french style door frame now for our new home and am trying to save the money having someone build one for us.
I started with 5/16" x 3.5" t&g pine wall covering. Trimmed off the T&G and ran them through the thickness planer until I could bend them easily without them snapping. I layered 5 or 6 gluing and Brad nailing as I went to hold the curve. Final was 3/4" thick to match with the 1x4 I used for the stops.
Thank you for sharing this video! I have a couple of questions regarding the door frame. When building the door frame, was it build snug around the door? Or do you recommend leaving a small gap between the door and the frame? Also, what did you use to glue together the wood pieces that formed the arched part of the frame?
Thank you and great questions. I left a 1/8" gap between the frame and door. I added a door seal so the door is winterized and sealed but that gap allows for movement of the wood and settling with the hinges. Regarding Glue, I used a two part epoxy I had laying around and a brad nailer to fasten everything on the framework.
I have a question sir , I'm in the market of a new round-top exterior door as well as a round-top storm door so my question is what is the "proper way" of measuring the opening for the door ?
Doors and windows are typically always sized based on RO (Rough Opening) and finished size. Your RO is from stud to stud and your finished Is the width and height of your existing door. For example, a 32" door means the finished door is 31 3/4" up to 32" wide and your framing for the door is about 1 1/2" so your Rough Opening might be 33 3/4". Most round top doors are 1/2 round so your measurements would be taken from your highest point down to the floor. If it is not a full half circle top, you are best to take a picture of it to show when you go shopping. Round top doors are not common, so you will probably be shopping through a window and door store - they can help make sure you get the right sizing and shape. BTW, I have never come across a round top storm door so if you have one - it sounds custom made.
How can I reach you for questions on arched door frame. I'm from corpus christi texas. Need some help, no one seems to be able to tackle my doors due to no frame. The say they need a special 4000 dollar steam machine it's for a nonprofit church outreach. On this video How many inched are the blocks you glued what kind of glue is in the gun your using on video
Honestly, I would have to say it's personal preference if you want to make it in one piece or two. If you make the door in one piece, remember that your swing for the door will be 48 in into your room. If you make it as two pieces, then your swing in will be 24 in. If you do choose to make it 48 in wide, just note to make sure that you have strong enough hinges to support that weight load.
Thanks. Yes. If you are putting glass in, I would suggest oversizing your cutout and gluing a framework in place to set the window into. Just removing that much material and then just using stops or a light frame to hold the window in will probably result in uncontrollable warping.
Yes, there is a possibility of that happening...but also not my first time building a door. I've done everything from our kitchen cabinets to interior and exterior doors and after enough failures, have learned a few tricks. I used 2x6 that I picked carefully. Only small knots and ones I left unstacked for a month so the risk is minimal with acclimated local species. A way to absolutely ensure if I was worried would be to laminate 1x6s on the front and 1x8s on the back instead of using solid 2x6s. Picking dimensionally stable dry wood from the beginning is the key.
So far so good. We had to replace the door sweep after the 1st winter and went with a little more expensive one. Other than that, extremely happy with how it turned out and is holding up. I was concerned being a solid core that it might be cold in the winter, but that wasn't an issue - much warmer than insulated steel so that was a pleasant surprise.
The great thing about opinions is everyone has them. The difference is, I actually have a door, It actually works. We've been using it for two years in +30C to -35C. Sorry buddy - if you want to build your own door - go ahead - but comments from people who don't actually do anything in real life don't mean much to the rest of us who do. I've got a full kitchen cabinet set, a set of rolling doors, an interior door and a screen door AND this 8'h x 3'w door in this video under my belt - Anything built on your end - or just an opinion...because opinions mean sooooooo much!
Who cares dude. The work is well done. Beautiful work. I’m a cabinetmaker and this is intimidating. I need to change my front door and companies are quoting between 8-12,000 $. Insane !!!
Just built one myself.... before watching this video. I wish I’d seen your technique first. I hope mine holds up. Great work!
Thank you! I have an old door that I need to replace and I was thinking of covering the original door with some type of a “veneer”; but this is more of what I am looking to do. Love light and life!! 😊
Thank you. You make it look so simple.
I always loved round top arched doors.
Beautiful door but I would have loved if you had stained it black or done a burnt wood Shou Sugi Ban to allow that beautiful wood grain show through. Very innovative.
This is incredible. This is beautiful and your work is so motivational.
Man, you are so talented.
Awesome and totally down with the construction flips....my partner is always giving me hell about mine!
That’s some serious skills you’ve got there pal 👌👌🔥🔥
Amazing video, going to give it a go myself after seeing this.
So gorgeous, I’ve been looking for an arched door design to add to my extremely practical and efficient chicken coop... as a little glamorous twist to something otherwise completely average... found your channel and my chickens are about to have a more beautiful door than anyone I know!
Thank you. Sounds like your chicken coop is getting an upgrade :) Happy building!
I wish the door to have a clear coat or other stain rather than black so the beautiful wood will show up!
Awesome work. Do you have a video on the trim?
Thank you. I don't, but I'll do an update this spring on the construction:)
I want one of these for my she-shed so bad... I can't stand it. Can you show how I can make a storm door complete with a screen for it as well?
Wow that was amazing, I always wondered how to do this
Excellent job! What is the green machine you used to pass the board through that made it bendable ?
Thank you. It's a planer to thin the boards down to be more flexible. At their original thickness, they were cracking trying to make the bend so I made them thinner and layered them up.
Thanks for the video. Brilliant.I need to build 2 of these. Did you just glue the 2X6 together, no screws? The door frame arch, i was scratching my head how to make it. How is it performing? From Cyprus
Yes. Just edge glued with epoxy. Ours is working beautifully a year later. A little secret - I had the wood hanging around piled up for 6 months before I began. If you plan on single layed wood edge glued like ours, the wood HAS to be dry and acclimatised to your house and area. Grabbing something straight from the lumber yard and building the same day runs the risk of warping as the wood seasons out over time.
@@Naturally-Kelly Thanks for the reply
@@Naturally-Kelly Thanks for the reply. How did you get your epoxy so thick? Did you add sawdust?
@@antonios4926 www.amazon.com/INDUSTRIAL-GRADE-THIXOTROPIC-Epoxy-System/dp/B01J19DXL8 We bought 30 gallons of this about 10 yrs ago to build our laminated roof beams...still got about 5 gallons left that we use on projects like this one. The stuff is incredible and apparently lasts forever unmixed. :)
@@Naturally-Kelly Thanks for the reply. Wish u well
This dude has some talent 👏 keep it up man you are awesome.
This video gives me a lot more confidence to do this myself! I'm planning on building a ridiculous door for my goblin den in the loft of our garage. Basically, I want to have my stairway paneled with gray brick with candle sconces leading to a 92" x 40" arched door with a speakeasy. I have watched a lot of videos on this, but I think your method makes the most sense for my project. I do have one question: How did you edge-glue the pieces together? More specifically, how did you clamp the pieces together? I couldn't really tell from the video. Cheers from Minnesota!
Thank you Jon, I wish you all the best on your door build. Your goblin den sounds like a fun idea.
I edge glued with two part epoxy. Yellow Carpenters glue works as well. Pipe clamps are ideal, but I didn't have any so I screwed a block to the floor. Layed all the boards down screwed a 2x4 along the outer edge on the other side and then hammered wood wedges between the door and those 2x4s to create pressure. Note to self: put plastic down wherever you are working (glue drips)
@@Naturally-Kelly you are a queeeeeeeen!!! Thank you for responding so quickly!
@@Naturally-Kelly oh! One more question: did you use the wiggle board to make your door stop? If so, did you basically layer a kerf into your door jamb with the wiggle board for your weatherstripping?
@@debbyclowner Yes. I built up layers of thin strips of wood I could bend and glued/brad nailed into place in order to build the stops. The weather stripping I attached screwed on which makes it adjustable to move inward or outward to get a good snug fit rather than using a kerf and press-in seal.
The thin slats that you put after the arch was completed. How thick did you make that assuming that is what the door closes against? I am tackling an arched french style door frame now for our new home and am trying to save the money having someone build one for us.
I started with 5/16" x 3.5" t&g pine wall covering. Trimmed off the T&G and ran them through the thickness planer until I could bend them easily without them snapping. I layered 5 or 6 gluing and Brad nailing as I went to hold the curve. Final was 3/4" thick to match with the 1x4 I used for the stops.
Thank you for sharing this video! I have a couple of questions regarding the door frame. When building the door frame, was it build snug around the door? Or do you recommend leaving a small gap between the door and the frame? Also, what did you use to glue together the wood pieces that formed the arched part of the frame?
Thank you and great questions. I left a 1/8" gap between the frame and door. I added a door seal so the door is winterized and sealed but that gap allows for movement of the wood and settling with the hinges.
Regarding Glue, I used a two part epoxy I had laying around and a brad nailer to fasten everything on the framework.
Looks amazing!!!
Your sooooo cool . I’m trying myself right now lol . What type of glue is that if u don’t mind me asking ??
Two part epoxy. I had a ton left over from another project. Yellow carpenters glue will work well too.
I have a question sir , I'm in the market of a new round-top exterior door as well as a round-top storm door so my question is what is the "proper way" of measuring the opening for the door ?
Doors and windows are typically always sized based on RO (Rough Opening) and finished size. Your RO is from stud to stud and your finished Is the width and height of your existing door. For example, a 32" door means the finished door is 31 3/4" up to 32" wide and your framing for the door is about 1 1/2" so your Rough Opening might be 33 3/4". Most round top doors are 1/2 round so your measurements would be taken from your highest point down to the floor. If it is not a full half circle top, you are best to take a picture of it to show when you go shopping. Round top doors are not common, so you will probably be shopping through a window and door store - they can help make sure you get the right sizing and shape. BTW, I have never come across a round top storm door so if you have one - it sounds custom made.
How can I reach you for questions on arched door frame. I'm from corpus christi texas. Need some help, no one seems to be able to tackle my doors due to no frame. The say they need a special 4000 dollar steam machine it's for a nonprofit church outreach. On this video How many inched are the blocks you glued what kind of glue is in the gun your using on video
Great video and very inspiring. You have great skills, my man. God Bless!
my archway opening is 48 in its for a bedroom, should i make it in two pieces or just one
Honestly, I would have to say it's personal preference if you want to make it in one piece or two. If you make the door in one piece, remember that your swing for the door will be 48 in into your room. If you make it as two pieces, then your swing in will be 24 in. If you do choose to make it 48 in wide, just note to make sure that you have strong enough hinges to support that weight load.
I'm in love with this door. I wish you could build me one 😭😭😭
Awwwww, Thank you. Our house has been a labour of love. We're really enjoying this door as well. It was a fun part of the build.
that door is awesome I'm looking to making one myself I had a question though can windows be installed on it.
Thanks. Yes. If you are putting glass in, I would suggest oversizing your cutout and gluing a framework in place to set the window into. Just removing that much material and then just using stops or a light frame to hold the window in will probably result in uncontrollable warping.
Nice work
You make it look so easy🤦🏽♀️
Beautiful
Hi, won't the door warp as it is just a regular lumber?
Yes, there is a possibility of that happening...but also not my first time building a door. I've done everything from our kitchen cabinets to interior and exterior doors and after enough failures, have learned a few tricks. I used 2x6 that I picked carefully. Only small knots and ones I left unstacked for a month so the risk is minimal with acclimated local species. A way to absolutely ensure if I was worried would be to laminate 1x6s on the front and 1x8s on the back instead of using solid 2x6s. Picking dimensionally stable dry wood from the beginning is the key.
F'ing amazing!!!!!
How is it holding up?
So far so good. We had to replace the door sweep after the 1st winter and went with a little more expensive one. Other than that, extremely happy with how it turned out and is holding up.
I was concerned being a solid core that it might be cold in the winter, but that wasn't an issue - much warmer than insulated steel so that was a pleasant surprise.
Mooooooore! Been waiting to see some more house updates...
I need one like that
Even with quality pine; there's no way this won't swell and shrink with the seasons.
The great thing about opinions is everyone has them. The difference is, I actually have a door, It actually works. We've been using it for two years in +30C to -35C. Sorry buddy - if you want to build your own door - go ahead - but comments from people who don't actually do anything in real life don't mean much to the rest of us who do. I've got a full kitchen cabinet set, a set of rolling doors, an interior door and a screen door AND this 8'h x 3'w door in this video under my belt - Anything built on your end - or just an opinion...because opinions mean sooooooo much!
Awesome
Great work!! Looks good.
Come to corpus help us.
Nice
Nice earrings dude.
Thank you Babe 😘
Nice door - terrible earrings!
Mind your business Steve
I had the strange feeling of vomit in my throat from watching this
you guy or woman?
Not that it matters, AT ALL, but I believe she is a woman.
Who cares dude. The work is well done. Beautiful work. I’m a cabinetmaker and this is intimidating. I need to change my front door and companies are quoting between 8-12,000 $. Insane !!!