Doors - Basement Woodshop Door Project

Here are a few images of my current door project.
I'm going for a Medieval / Greene & Greene style doors.
I will probably do the metal working myself after the doors are built.
The chosen wood is Mahogony.
Any type of critics are welcome. As are suggestions.

...designed in Google Sketchup free edition...

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Permalink Reply by Marc on September 24, 2009 at 1:03pm: Hey man. Nice job with the design. There are so many G&G elements that you can incorporate into a design, that the hard part is holding back. I think you've let in just enough. Can't wait to see them come to life! Thanks for sharing.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Rick LoDico on September 26, 2009 at 8:38am: Looks real good. The mahogany will make an awesome looking door.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Gail O'Rourke on October 6, 2009 at 4:24pm: Love it - Creative and functional!; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Patrick Miron on October 8, 2009 at 9:35pm: Here is an update... right now I like it, I'm gonna let it marinate and see if I still like it tomorow.
Again all comments, sugestions or critics are welcomed.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Patrick Miron on October 13, 2009 at 7:04am: I need help or suggestion on the thickness of the door panels... The smallest thickness should be what? 3/4? 1", 1.5"???; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Gail O'Rourke on October 18, 2009 at 5:11am: What are the stiles and rails going to be? 1 1/2" - I would subtract 1/2" from the thickness of the frame for the panels. 3/4 should be fine.

What is the construction on the panels? is it tongue and groove? and then a floating panel? Are the silver dots part of your joinery?

Patrick Miron said:
I need help or suggestion on the thickness of the door panels... The smallest thickness should be what? 3/4? 1", 1.5"???; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Patrick Miron on October 19, 2009 at 6:30am: The top stile, right now, is 2 1/2" thick.
It is tongue and groove with a floating pannel at the center made up of plank tongue and groove together.
The silver dot are going to be forged metal that I may forge myself later on. They are not necessary to the joinery, they are mostly their for astetics.

What I was wodering,is the 3/4" going to be solid enough for the center panel? Will it reduce the noise coming from my shop enough. I was hoping for anyones experience on this. How this is your workshop doors? Also, on an important note, my workshop is in the basement of my house beside the kids playroom.

Thanks Gail for you comment, keep 'em coming!

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Permalink Reply by David Hostetler on October 19, 2009 at 7:24am: Awsome looking door design for sure!; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Gail O'Rourke on October 22, 2009 at 5:31pm: Patrick you will be fine as far as function for the 3/4 inch thick panel. 2 1/2 is pretty beefy and I don't know if you need that much - I am thinking about the weight of this door and what type of hinge that you are going to need to hang such a heavy door..... but 3/4 will be fine most likely for the noise - the vibration of the tools will be more distracting than the noise of them (rumble).; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Doug McPherson on October 26, 2009 at 7:31am: Very cool looking doors Patrick. I'm a hobby woodworker, but I also play drumset, so I've done some research and testing in the area of sound control. If your are serious about that, you can google and find lots of information out there. The best info I have found is at drummercafe.com. Bottom line- you need to consider not just the doors, but the walls and ceiling and even the seals around the windows and doors. It's all about density of material. Thicker and more dense = better sound control, and you can't leave anything out.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Patrick Miron on October 27, 2009 at 7:55am: Excellent info Doug. Thanks.

I did take care of the walls, ceillings and vents... Windows are facing outside so I don't really care there... Hehehe.

I will check out the drummercafe.com website. Thanks again!; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by nateswoodworks on November 14, 2009 at 2:14pm: Looks great, there are charts at many of the entry door manufacturer's sites that will help you figure out the desired thickness for the doors width. The other thing is to consider is down time after the project, when you get it all done you will probably sit and stare at the doors for a while doing nothing constructive at all!! Looks like a fun project.
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