How To Make A REAL Door From Plywood

[@khavafis]

As videos go this on sits at the top: no BS, no fluff, no waste of time with stupid sxxt intros, it's right down to the matter, which is what viewers spending lots of time in youtube looking for info on fixing their cars or making a door... are looking for. It's not rocket science but it is not a common practice either. Secondly, this straightforward tutorial gave me an idea I didn't have to skip the pricey manufactured MDF interior doors in the style that I love, Shaker. Thank you!

[@josetorres-kg5eq]

After watching the video advert i was still skeptical. But when i finally downloaded the plans kzbin.infoUgkxZF0EMnrujZvqHhGkxiz559uIABJWR9TG i was very impressed. The whole plan was just as you said in the video. Thank you very much. I now have a large and valuable collection for my woodworks. This is great!

[@edwardchandler1187]

Hey John thanks so much for this video! I just completed mine and it turned out just as you built it. The only thing I did differently was to use Birch plywood to the customer's request. It was so easy to construct just as you showed in your video

[@spark-taco]

I remembered this vid from a year ago or so and came back to it. This will stay relevant for indefinetly particularly as the prices of door keeps going up to the moon and yet one can make it easily with ply thanks to this excellent video. Thanks a lot!

[@perverseacumen]

I love this.. I bought an old home (built in the 1930s) that has seen some renovations that left me with a bunch of awful cardboard torsion box style interior doors, until I saw this I had resigned myself to either paying out the nose for solid wood doors new, or to spending every free moment out trying to source appropriately sized antique doors... After watching this two weeks back I am already three of five doors in, and my technique has improved with each one. Thanks!

[@alexpeterson6115]

@Don Perkins The first one did, because I didnt have a truly flat assembly area. However, you know what makes a perfectly flat assembly area for doors? Two of the crappy doors I was replacing, put one on the sawhorses and glued the other one to it, head to foot, every door after that has come out perfect.

[@flatlandriver2471]

This is the best door making video on KZbin imo. Thank You. From here I went and looked up your website because it looks like you got fed up with utube. Cheers🇨🇦

[@russellbantin8468]

Made it last year and it still looks and works great. Thanks for the video

[@jono9549]

Awesome video - great to see someone from the GWN still using freedom units (imperial)!!!

[@kelvartis]

There was a lot of great information to soak up but as a carpenter I'm left with a feeling I have a lot more to learn in this corner of wood working.

[@1_Carmelito]

I really liked how you did the edges of the door. Some people just leave that out or just don't finish it. Great work!

[@FireEaterJahfre]

I've been looking forward to making one of these for years. I'm finally able to start. I have an inconvenient door between the living room and a seasonal room/sun room. The original door is a freakish cut-down of what used to be a mobile home main entrance door...and it is 40 years old. Ugly, not fully functional...but still useful for temperature control and privacy. I have a complicated idea that this video has helped solidify. Maybe a ridiculous idea...but...I have time. LOL. Desired Features: 1. Easily removable. Sometimes we don't want the door at all for a while. 2. Split: Top and bottom can open separately or be 4. removed separately. 3. Insulated: When it is closed it is because it is very cold or very hot in the seasonal room. 4. Window in Top half. 5. Removable insulating panel for top half, Stored in/on bottom half. 6. It doesn't really need to have a knob/lock...just some kind of pressure fit closure would work...like it has now. Wish me luck. Haha.

[@erit3662]

SO HAPPY I FOUND THIS VIDEO!!!! thank you for sharing a bare bones, but easy to follow video!

[@crowznest438]

That's an interesting approach using a material that hadn't even crossed my mind.

[@patrickkellar6775]

Really wish I'd seen this design before I made a set of doors for my workshop. The edge banding/finishing was a nice touch. Thanks for sharing.

[@jeffforbes3772]

Pretty nice John...looks like an easy, low cost way to get good quality and customize to your needs. Thanks for sharing.

[@michaelwyles6313]

I read that you made all the door's for your home and it took some time and energy but their not crappy door's. Their Beautiful door's you should be proud to say, I made these door's. I wish I had half the talent that you have in wood working. I have a little bit and can do some of what you are doing but not all , so my hats off to you good Sir. Thank you for sharing your Knowledge with us.

[@AlexanderDyer]

I really like the lumber inserts to finish the edges of the door. I am going to try this soon, Thanks!

[@alfredneumann4692]

Never seen someone building a door. Fascinating!

[@kuva07]

I'm amazed with what you make out of plywood

[@stevebreland389]

Wow! That is clever! We have several plain, hollow core doors that need to go. I may give it a shot.

[@wrightdu83]

What an awesome video John. Great watching you make something that is used and we see so many times a day but can also be so expensive, yet realizing it is a very straight forward process, with endless possibilities of customization!

[@ScottTheis]

Thumbs up for that sweet shirt.

[@BillHartCooks.]

Very cool. I need a new door for my camper. Watching you gives me confidence to try making one myself. I am not as good a carpenter as you but if I take it slow I think I can do it. Thanks.

[@Automedon2]

very heavy for a camper door

[@paullangford8179]

My Dad was a builder, and made doors, especially one for a school tuck shop. But he didn't just use wood or plywood; he put in a steel panel. Made them much more robust. Even resists a fencepost used as a battering ram.

[@davidb116]

Thanks for your time with your wood working. I have watched lots of videos but you keep it simple and that's what I like about you keep up the good work.

[@baxodirergashboyev94]

kzbin.info/door/etKTntSyrQs0g2yP4QHz5g

[@gregorypeel5136]

John, you are doing what you do so well that I'm always happy to see a new posting! Including your video skills and quality of picture and sound.

[@robertaylor9218]

I liked the build, but I'm concerned about mounting the hinges into the ends, as in concerned that it will split or the door won't hold up. Since this was a while ago, how'd they fair?

[@wordsofhis1799]

Love it! Why didn't I think of building a door that way? Built quite a few. People don't realize just how labor intensive a simple door is. Near genius!

[@mmmmmmm8706]

Nice build, liked the scarf joint, and interior trim on the door. Thanks for the sizing video on the other channel.

[@TheWoodYogi]

This was very handy. I will definitely be adding a few of these to my to do list and just at the right time. Thanks for sharing :)

[@wallacesheckells9280]

Thanks for the video. I have been trying to figure out how to make a door with plywood. You have given my answer.

[@electrifyinglightningbolt]

You sir are a true craftsman! That door looks fabulous! That door if far better than any of those hollow POS doors they sell at the hardware stores.

[@MrMarkpeggy]

Thanks for the great video John. 👍 You are an amazing creator.

[@jasonb4350]

Great video . This is very helpful for those people who may need to make a custom sized door .🤗

[@baxodirergashboyev94]

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[@CountryLivingExperience]

Love the shirt and the door. Thanks for another great video!

[@582tird]

Thanks for the help, I've been needing to replace a door on my garage, but it's an odd size. This design should work great.

[@lyndonthan4350]

Thanks for sharing. Great process, but I didn't catch the plywood thickness you used. I assume it is 1/2" since it looks like it next to the 2 sheets of 1/2" you placed on the table. That comes to 1.5" thickness, which seems fine. But overall, I feel that doors can be made in a number of ways, but the reason certain ways are preferred is due to the warping issue. To me, an important test of whether a door-making method is good, is if the door does not warp over time. What say you on this? I assume plywood is somewhat stable, but it certainly does warp during storage, I find.

[@scott5185]

Beautiful door. Thanks for the demonstration and concise explanation! It will be easy to take these techniques and adapt them to different styles of doors. Love your shirt, BTW! 😆

[@kinyungukinyanjui]

The best detailed video.

[@Kolajer]

Really nice, a solid no-nonsense build, thanks John.

[@TheKafairy]

Beautiful work - My friend and I just built a wooden exterior door using the same method!

[@sjdisney4776]

Curious what materials you used. I'm planning to do the same.

[@VansWorld]

Awesome video. Thank you

[@tradekingdistributing3586]

RIP Neal Peart. John, you are a master of your craft the way Neal was. Must be a Canadian thing.

[@beepbeepimasheep237beepbee3]

That door looks so adoorable!

[@douglong9789]

Giving you a thumbs up just for the shirt. Now i'll watch the rest of the video.

[@thomaskleinbauer6518]

John, do you have more videos planned for this channel in the near future? Really enjoying your knowledgeable and sometimes out-of-the-box approaches. I also find that this channel always has stuff that's easy to relate to since everyone's familiar with houses.

[@samanthagames1023]

Brilliant. I wish I could do that... I wish I had the tools also. 👌

[@Er.drushtant]

I have wardrobe door of size 3.5 feet long and 1.5 feet wide and only have 18mm plywood to work with. Can i use 18mm ply foor door if yes how many softclose hinges should i use per door

[@disciplepullover326]

Great video, I liked it as soon as I saw your shirt lol!

[@eugeniusbear2297]

You just saved me a couple hundred bucks. Thank you sir!

[@keithl477]

Just a great video. Good door design and well explained. Thank you

[@PipoZaro]

Really a good idea, thanks Regards from Copiapó, Chile.

[@bigpoo02]

I love your videos, you do some amazing work and love how you explain everything.

[@StMoritzGuitars]

I never , in my wildest dreams thought of making your own door out of plywood. Great video John. Thanks. Oh, BTW, seems like your Tee Shirt is a bigger hit then the video from reading all of the comments !

[@rronaldreagan]

Lou Moritz is it still chesper than buying a finished door? (Ive never bought plywood and dont know prices)

[@jodiepalmer2404]

Thank you this is what I was looking for in making a plywood door for my wardrobes. Without using a Pocket Hole Jig as I don't have one. Plus, I always wanted to know how to make a door the old fashion way.

[@thephoenix5377]

Really thanks for making this video you don't know you save how many dollars of people (Great Job)

[@Jay-tk7ib]

Man, that's a beautiful door. Great work.

[@stephenl3382]

This looks great. I have 6 doors to build and I will probably copy this. It has been a while since you completed this, would you change anything and have you had any warping? Thank you!!!

[@juanzimbron5202]

Very good video....thanks for sharing...size of the playwood pls

[@sharenewills7217]

Hi thank you so much for this video...can you say what kind of wood glue you used on this door

[@djoliva1438]

I am your new subscriber thank you for your video i hope u do more because it is very helpful and awesome to watch

[@martijnbeulens2241]

I find you a real craftsman.. If i had only a quarter of your skillset

[@dovesdiyconstructionreview1742]

Thanks for the video! I am getting ready to attempt making about 10 interior doors myself. Ill probably do a video and stick it up on my channel in a week or two when I get around to them.

[@corcoransullivan1562]

your creativity and skill shine again sir. your vids are always great, thanks again!

[@larryjacobs5713]

You make it look so easy

[@TheRoadToScratch]

I LOVE YOUR SHIRT!

[@gaile2241]

Love your videos. So ingenious how you use plywood.

[@chrisceecee1886]

Could you mortise Soss concealed hinges into the edge of this door?

[@condeperez1925]

Nice job, and very easy to do, tks for share it!

[@timlancaster9681]

Nice job. LOVE YOUR SHIRT

[@johnhavlicek1260]

Good teachings , what are the demensions of the pannels, styles and rails?

[@imortaldeadead]

Vary informative, thank you for showing us how easy it can be to make a door 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@BuiltByBaileys]

GREAT SHIRT!!!!!!! And great video too LOL

[@theriphraff]

Why did you kind of "touch" cut the trim on the miter saw 7:59; 8:00. Was there something wrong with the wood? was that at technique?

[@fishsquishguy1833]

theriphraff I think he was just trying to get the blade on his mark. Got to be exact on an inside miter I would think so he probably just touched the blade to the wood,moved it a bit closer and did it again?

[@theriphraff]

Jim EC ohok... yea that makes sense. Thanks dude.

[@fishsquishguy1833]

theriphraff Glad to help bud! I’m no expert, just have done what he was doing enough times trying to make a precise cut. Made me feel good seeing him do the same.

[@theriphraff]

Jim EC Makes Perfect sense.

[@gregmauchline9146]

great idea for custom sized doors.

[@nismo613]

Haven't even watched the video yet John, but wanted to give you a big 🖒 for that shirt!

[@DuncanRenovates]

Even if this video completely sucked (it doesn't), I'd still give the like because of your t-shirt.

[@livingviper]

Thanks For the confidence boost. Loved the shirt!!

[@matzsky6393]

Couldnt you have used the awl on one end of the jig and the drill bit on the other as locator pins . Drill down one long side then the other..no measurements needed?

[@jesusfelix2605]

Another awesome video thanks man hello from California

[@DaveMBoucher]

Great video! And I love your t-shirt! :)

[@scottsanders3297]

Great Video! Think I may try this on some large cabinet/storage closets.

[@sapphodesigns2377]

I just love all your builds.

[@BillHantzopoulos]

Love that shirt! Love the way you put that door together too! Fascinating.

[@farmallcubtractor]

Nice looking door!!

[@ffces153]

Is this for an interior or exterior door? What kind of wood would you recommend for an exterior door?

[@kennethhudson8013]

Damn, cool door! And the wood is clear!

[@jonathan__g]

Beautiful looking door!

[@IBuildItHome]

Thank you :)

[@317stitches2]

I love your video's. I've learned a lot watching you make the door.

[@izzy9309]

Love the Tshirt!

[@kevindorka6328]

i know this video is a while back but how does it compare to other doors in regards to soundproofing?

[@drumtwo4seven]

That's some good wood working right there

[@lainielandry163]

Could you make this same type door on an outside door of a play house ? I have a rough opening of 36 3/4 high and 47 3/4 wide and l want to make a double door. Your work is absolutely amazing and inspiring to a 70 year old lady....Thanks so much !

[@Cats_and_Crime]

That shirt is everything.

[@ernestgreen8427]

Really enjoy your videos...Very informative. Thank you.

[@ernestgreen8427]

LOVE THE SHIRT!!!!!!!

[@farmallcubtractor]

What thickness plywood did you use?

[@bernym4047]

Another superb video. Thanks.

[@poopyface2112]

Best shirt ever 100%

[@vincentdimaggio5627]

Great job John. I know doors are your speciality. I guess layout and measurements are critical so you end up with a true and plumb door top to bottom.

[@craigsudman4556]

Always like to watch you work John, and a nice job at that!