A Barn Door AlbumSo, u/goodlyearth was kind enough to post his doors, I told him I would post mine as a comparison for people to look at.I was converting my daughter's closet doors from old bi-fold types to bypass and did not like anything I saw at the local big boxes and the stuff I did like was $400+ per door. Screw that I told my wife! I can build this!What did I get myself into?I did some searching around Pinterest and who doesn't love that site?! I got some inspiration from the site, but as far as I can tell the process was completely made by me. Also, husbands/boyfriends/spouses/etc, don't let your significant other browse Pinterest while you are knee deep in a home improvement project. It's dangerous!These doors were created using 2x8's and 1x4's from the local big box. As well as some dowels from American Woodworkers Supply. I try to buy local when I can but buying dowels in bulk seems to be really hard for some reason. Overall cost for each door was about $20 each. I didn't want to use extremely high quality wood since I was going for authenticity and also because I didn't want to screw anything up too bad.The biggest specialty tool was the self-centering dowel jig, which I highly recommend for anyone doing doweling on their projects. Other than that pretty standard stuff saws, sander, drills, and a good mallet.Thanks for looking and if you have any questions about the process don't hesitate to ask! via /r/DIY https://ift.tt/2BBIz2V
