Quick tip for anyone building this, make sure BOTH diagonal braces have the low end on the hinge side other wise it will twist through wet and dry weather.

9 years later and this is still great info. Used this today to make an external door. Great info, simple and easy. Not a difficult job but a few really helpful pointers before I started!

He explained the process of the old school nailing process but missed the chance to say this is where the saying "dead as a door nail" comes from. This process made the nail impossible to re-use thus the saying. Nails used to be much more valuable so killing them actually meant something way back when.

I needed a door for my mini horse shelter. I used 2x3s and 6' pickets.  Using my router,  I set groves into the 2x3 frame, holding the pickets. Came out nice and is fairly light. Not as solid as yours, but for what it is being used for, it's good. I'm not really a wood worker but it's super easy.  If anyone wants a nice door but you are scared to try it, the design in this video is definitely something that you can do with simple tools.

Well done door! Thanks for showing. It's perfect for the garage.

Actually used this to make my cellardoor under the stairs. Looks awesome. I also ordered some classic style handle and hangers, really happy with this 👍

Great workmanship this is truly not only a dying art but a under appreciated one.

That’s a great looking door, simple yet elegant (for a shed/garage or outbuilding) and its very well made.

A joy to watch your videos.
Your workshop makes a great backdrop in the videos as well.
Always inspiring and I admire your imagination to keep coming up with great designs.
Well done.
One Handed Maker - Australia

Excellent video. I was too lazy to do it your way so I just used a piece of T111 siding under the battens. It doesn't look quite as good as yours but it was easier and saved a lot of time. One downside though - T111 soaks up a lot of paint.

I know this is an older video - but thanks for taking the time to share this. Very cool and very helpful.

awesome dude - We have a quasi- A-frame cabin type home with cedar trim and ceiling. The builders have all rough side out and I've laced my arms and shoulders a few times with about 30 micro sized splinters, lol. It also is a little "cheesey' looking to me so I started pulling the trim off and flipping (where I can) around to the smooth side BUT oiling down and then hitting a light coat of Provincial stain which looks amazing. My hangup was what to do with the interior doors. They are incredibly cheap fiber board of some sort so was looking for how to actually build a cabin-type door with cedar where I could also apply the oil and provincial stain. You just solved this for me. THANKS FOR YOUR PAGE!!

Importantly, no glue was used in the making of that door. Also, wrought iron nails are still available if you want to go totally old school on this door and cinch with nails. It's a simple technique and easy to learn with a little practice. Excellent video. Thanks for sharing.

We love the board and batten look.  We use it in a lot of our outdoor projects.

Good common sense stuff.  I built almost all my interior doors for my house in 2000.  Great channel.

Great explanation ! I am planning to build a door similar to this for a cold storage room  I am putting in my basement . As the dead space below the stairs is being used the door is not a standard size so building my own was the best option !

Thanks for sharing Rob!  Great video.

Great video.  Thanks for keeping it short and to the point.

This is excellent.   I was looking for a rustic type door for my daughters apartment, inexpensive and very straight forward to put together.    I really like this, it gave me some great ideas.   Nicely done.

Just what the dog house needed!!! Thanks. Couldn't have wished for a better solution.