Hobbit Hole - Placing the Door

#lordoftherings #thehobbit #hobbithole
In this video, I hang the round door for my hobbit hole project. hanging and mounting a 5-foot diameter round door weighing about 150lbs presents a few unique challenges. The two hinges need to be relatively close together to keep the pivot point close to the door edge, however, the extreme width of the door in relation to this hinge spacing puts the hinges at a great disadvantage, leverage-wise. To compensate for this, the hinges must be quite robust and precisely made.
The door itself was made from reclaimed western red cedar planks. The planks were 7 1/2" x 1" tongue and groove, for tight assembly. The circle was made of three layers of these planks laid crosswise, layer to layer creating a "plywood" with the outer faces hanging vertically with a horizontal core. The 3" thickness gives the door a satisfying visual mass but also makes for good structure and thermal qualities for winter comfort.
The hinges, or more accurately hinge stubs, which will eventually be attached to long decorative hinges spanning the entire door, were forged from 1.5"x1.5" mild steel with a 3/4" hole drilled for the hinge pintle (pin). The pintles themselves were salvaged from part of some old industrial hinges I had. Thes were welded to 1.25 square shafts. The door jam was constructed of a flat steel band, basically, a 5 ft circle surrounded by a square frame of heavy tube steel. This frame was built into the wall of the structure. This frame had receiver tubes for the pintles.
After all, components were made, the pintles were driven into the receiver tubes to the proper depth. The wood door was then braced into the opening and shimmed up to allow for some sag via gravity. The hinge stubs were then lagged to the wood. It worked...a bit of tweaking at the end, but, it worked
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[@lmlmanonfire13]

From the year 2024, thank you for filming yourself going through window. It was very fun.

[@ViceAdmiralMcNugget]

That's a real challenge man. Circles and doors are difficult enough by themselves but combining them showcases some serious skill. It's unreal!

[@jaredtrainor6860]

Man...to have such skill with not only steel, but also wood and stone is inspiring to see in action :)

[@beezo2560]

Lol You crawling through the window then popping up "I'm ok" made me laugh. A true craftsman does what's needed right? The rock work and door are looking great.

[@boatsonheads2]

Awesome series. I wish you had a post showing it from the very-very beggining. This is the quality I would want in anything I build or use. Some of the other hobbit hole build videos on youtube are shanty at best.

[@winflip]

love the door texture!

[@n2darkness]

Looking forward to seeing more!

[@JaePeezy]

Thak, you're a BEAST! Thank you for sharing your awesome projects with the world.

[@AkNuyten]

Thak looking good in the new boots!

[@beatlebomber]

Love your Kolswa anvil.

[@gun10ck]

I’m a big fan of the door so far! I hate to be that guy, but residential doors open inwards. No big deal though.

[@ThakIronworks]

Inward would have crowded the interior

[@katiavaleria2405]

Parabéns você trabalha super bem.

[@douglasfathers4848]

Looking good mate I recon the hobbits will love it . Looking forward to seeing the rest of the iron work . :)

[@DylanoTheWizard]

Very cool

[@R00365]

Love it

[@pixelpatter01]

Very nice project. The door seems to flex when you close it because two possible issues. The axis of the hinges are not in line, so as the door rotates the top or the bottom hits first. The axis of the door hinges has to be parallel to the face of the door. Try aligning the hinges with each other by putting a solid rod or tube between them. The bending of your previous hinges was due to the same problem, not weak hinges.

[@strangeblacksmith]

I can't wait to see what you do on the inside of the door.

[@Zarumee]

The window turned out great! The whole facade looks awesome. Really impressive work with the door and those heavy hinges too, the initial busting it out of the frame kinda made me cringe with those creaking sounds, haha. Nice of the still damp door to mark the spots where it got stuck, though!

[@NickMeckler]

Intelligent guestimate

[@MrRozebud]

0:16 "I know what you're saying to yourself right now..." Me: Is this guy 6' 4" or 4' 6"? (Inspiring video ty!)

[@HobbitTerra]

Cool !

[@ThakIronworks]

I am watching you build as well

[@HobbitTerra]

@@ThakIronworks yes, we are in process since 2019, and plan is to finish before 22 September 2023. :-)

[@donshekn9114]

You need a Bolt Thrower shirt

[@ukulelefatman]

A suggestion. Through bolts and nuts instead of screws to attach your hinges. They will be much stronger and could allow for adjustment in the future. You could fashion some square nuts and bolts to fit your theme. Great project.

[@ThakIronworks]

The lags i used are temporary...will be swapped out when decorative portion of hinges are installed

[@JG-mp5nb]

Absolutely beautiful work! That door has to weigh, what-a ton? On the Hobbit play house I built for my garden I was able to get lumber from the demolition of an old sawmill, 500 year old Red Fir. Building the door in much the same thickness as yours, I moved the door into place after using motorcycle tie down straps on a appliance dolly. I could’ve built the door and frame as a unit before building the Hobbit house, then built the house around the door! Still, what a job. Once installed the hobbit house will not blow away! PS: Door needs a monster door knocker!

[@gutsandgrittv5076]

How do you seal the edges from the elements?

[@chuk11011]

A porthole window in the door could let light in and lighten the door some

[@PipsKay]

Bilbo's and Frodo's Hobbit hole's door was green

[@tbishop4961]

Damnit I wish you were my neighbor 🤦‍♂️🤣 If you ever decide to locate in Oklahoma, I'm working toward building a village✌

[@rickstohler2159]

What Kind of work boots are those sir

[@blackreef3454]

I need new boots and those look great, what brand are they?

[@ThakIronworks]

JB goodhue 5.0 ........biotech that is all the words i found on them

[@robertwomack3419]

Are your using a common cement mix?

[@ThakIronworks]

masonry cement

[@harlynpurzuelo807]

Lotr

[@donshekn9114]

THAK! Robert Martin...you got any scotch or irish in you whats in the ol gene pool? ever do a geneaology?? cool channel wish i had a blacksmith shop so i could learn all of this

[@ThakIronworks]

I am not decended fro either of those species....German backgrounf

[@donshekn9114]

@@ThakIronworks Good form. I'm a strange blend of Scottish / German. I need a battle axe.

[@simonpierce9983]

Whats goin on with the tubal-cain nose bro... that aint German

[@ThakIronworks]

hurtful