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What It Takes to Build a Custom Door That Belongs
It’s not the fastest way to build, but it’s why our doors install cleanly, move naturally through the seasons, and stand the test of time.
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Selecting the Wood
Only the most stable boards make the cut
Every door begins as rough, kiln-dried hardwood, surfaced one pass at a time. We watch how each board moves as it is planed and flattened. If a piece twists, cups, or will not settle, it is set aside without hesitation. Only the most stable, furniture-grade lumber makes it through.
Matching and Milling
Balanced grain, perfect alignment
Once the wood proves itself, we match each board for grain and balance before cutting, shaping, and joining the parts by hand. Every stile, rail, and panel is fitted in dry assembly first to ensure everything aligns perfectly before final construction.
Assembly and Curing
Patience that protects precision
Each door is assembled and clamped overnight to cure square and true. That patience—a full 24 hours—allows the structure to stabilize naturally before sanding or glazing begins.
Sanding, Glazing, and Pre-Hanging
Every surface refined by hand
Once cured, the door is hand-sanded smooth, glazed, and pre-hung. Hinges are mortised, locksets prepared, and glass sealed tight. Every joint and surface is refined by hand.
Final Inspection and Crating
Inspected, crated, and ready for a lifetime of use
Before it leaves the shop, each door is checked again for accuracy, proportion, and finish, and signed off by the craftspeople who built it. Every detail, from grain to joinery, is measured against a single standard: would we be proud to hang this in our own home?
Once it passes the test, each door is packed in a solid-wood crate and shipped to its new home, ready to be finished and installed.
You’ve seen how every door is built
Now discover the styles, people, and stories that make each one belong.
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