Castle Door Project.

The name came from the fact the accounting firm wanted their entryway to look like a castle door. It's an internal door inside a commercial building. This is the picture they gave me

I had to size it to fit the area of course, but I kept the relative proportions the same. I drew it up in AutoCAD, which I had to learn because my DOS based CAD didn't do dimensions for curves well.


First thing I made was the door. The CAD is my DOS based version

I'm starting to make this. Quartersawn Red Oak for the door and plain slice for the frame and windows. They want it stained a honey oak or similar. I've made samples but it doesn't do the quartersawn justice. Needs to be darker and it'll stick out nice. I'm starting to make this. Quartersawn Red Oak for the door and plain slice for the frame and windows. They want it stained a honey oak or similar. I've made samples but it doesn't do the quartersawn justice. Needs to be darker and it'll stick out nice.


Got most of the door stiles/rails made. Just have to deal with the curve on the top rail now.
Top of the door radius is 54 13/32". That way after the 3/32" gap on top everything else above it will be an even number radius.



Got the curve drawn out. Now I have to make the template out of particleboard to make the curve on the shaper. Big cut so I'll likely do it in 3 passes.