The red door

I finished the red door this morning. Door had a screw loose, so I glued it back in. I just want those old, rusty screws to remain where they are. They are no longer load bearing, just decoration. I glued the bottom boards together overnight. When I clamped those boards together last night, I received a bit of a surprise. The shim under the rightmost clamp shattered. When I loosened the clamp, I found that the clamp had gone through the back board into a rotten place. I wonder how much of this door is truly sound. Apparently the part I nailed the frame onto is still OK. Frame already had two holes in it, so I used them to attach frame. Worked great. Dad had given me a Dremel tool kit for Christmas. Teresa from Maggie Grace Creates had commented on my silverware wind chimes post about using a Dremel to grind off edges. Right then I decided I wanted Dremel for Christmas. I hadn’t had a chance to use it until yesterday. As you can see, the nails I had used to reaffix portions of the door were rather too long. These were the only rusty nails I had and I wanted to stay with the rustic feel as much as possible. The last thing I wanted to do was saw them off, so I got out my Dremel and its grinding wheel. A web forum said to wear safety glasses since the wheels fragment so quickly. Whoever posted that knew what they were talking about. I used an average of two grinding wheels per nail/screw. They just disintegrated. Those little pie-shaped pieces in picture are broken wheels. Dremel was a dream, much better than hacksaw. I was frustrated when I had to buy another collet for a tool that was included in my kit. Dremel welfare. Here’s the finished project.

I love it. I think it’s unique. I found this door on the ground. Hopefully soon it will be decorating someone’s wall. I love creating something beautiful and fun from other people’s castoffs.