Door and Entry System Design Guide

Design guide
Products About Design Ordering Panels Doors Entrys Wood Gallery	Designing a Door or Entry System Art, hand-made, custom and one-of-kind are all words that have been used to describe Legacy Forge and Millwork Doors, and rightly so. Each door is unique and different. No two doors will ever be the same. We also pride ourselves on the fact that each door or entry system can be designed by you, the client. Let's review some important information that you will have to consider as you begin to design your own door: Step one- Choose from the many different panel designs (see the panel selection here). You have the opportunity to choose two different designs as the panel is two sided. Remember you must also define which panel will show on the inside (interior) and the outside (exterior). Step two- Choose the plating finish for your panels. The panels are cast in true metal not a poured plastic matrix that looks like metal. This metal surface is therefore perfect to accept electro deposition plating. These plated surfaces can then be finished in an extensive array of hues, contrasts and polished highlights; just like a museum quality bronze sculpture. After the plating and finishing process the panels are sealed with a durable marine finish to protect against weathering and oxidation. Choose from: Bright Zinc Bright Copper Bronze Copper Antique Silver 24 kt Gold Accents Duo Metals Mixed Plating Tri Metals Mixed Plating Finish- *Bright Zinc* Finish- *Bright Copper* Finish- *Bronze copper* Finish- *Antique Silver* We have shown here for comparison our Eagles Nest panel in a *Bright Copper* finish and the same panel in a *Tri Metals Mixed* *Plating* finish. The background is a *Bronze Copper, the eagles body in Bright Copper, the eagles heads are finished in Antique Silver, and the eagles' beaks highlighted with 24kt Gold*. You can see other examples on our Panels page, but remember any panel can be enhanced with this mixed plating technique. Ask our artist for other recommendations.
	Step Three- Select the wood species for the construction of your door. We travel far and wide to find unique woods of character. Your door could start its life from an old fallen barn or salvaged from a walnut orchard. Logs or timber are brought to our facility where a rolling band saw cuts the wood into slabs. These slabs are stacked to dry. After this drying cycle the wood is further cut into 1/2" thick veneers that are bonded onto an engineered ply core. It is this veneer and core technology that makes your door resistant to warping and bending. Below are some samples of wood speciec that have been poular with other clients in the past. If you have a special type of wood that you are interested in please feel free to ask about availability. Pine A softer wood popular in log and timber frame homes. Cedar Also a soft wood. Used often in wine cellars and low traffic areas. Walnut A hard, dark wood. Often has light (Blond) streaks. Alder Most popular. Alder can be finished to look like many other woods. Cherry A hard. fine grain wood, often stained to a dark red finish. Oak A hard and heavy wood. Oak is used in many other places such as molding and cabinets. Myrtlewood A heavy wood with bands of light and dark grain. Maple Comes in a variety of grain patterns. See below for more samples. Maple Burled Maple Quilted Maple Fiddle Back Step Three 1/2- Still more wood choices to make. We must choose a wood finish. For more rustic homes we can create a textured surface known as "distress". This gives the door an aged look after the protective finish is applied. A few samples are shown to the right. Typically, doors are shipped "unfinished". No protective finish (stain/sealer) is applied. After a brief climatization period your painter can seal the door with an exterior grade stain and or natural clear finish to match other aspects of your home. Alder Light Distress Alder Heavy Distress Step Four- Step four consists of many more options and selections that come if you would like your door "pre-hung" or made part of a complete entry system. To follow this thread and discover all other options that are available to you go now to our Entrys page and learn more. Home \| Products \| Design \| Gallery \| About Legacy Forge \| Ordering

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Designing a Door or Entry System

Art, hand-made, custom and one-of-kind are all words that have been used to describe Legacy Forge and Millwork Doors, and rightly so. Each door is unique and different. No two doors will ever be the same. We also pride ourselves on the fact that each door or entry system can be designed by you, the client.

Let's review some important information that you will have to consider as you begin to design your own door:

Step one- Choose from the many different panel designs (see the panel selection here). You have the opportunity to choose two different designs as the panel is two sided. Remember you must also define which panel will show on the inside (interior) and the outside (exterior).

Step two- Choose the plating finish for your panels. The panels are cast in true metal not a poured plastic matrix that looks like metal. This metal surface is therefore perfect to accept electro deposition plating. These plated surfaces can then be finished in an extensive array of hues, contrasts and polished highlights; just like a museum quality bronze sculpture. After the plating and finishing process the panels are sealed with a durable marine finish to protect against weathering and oxidation. Choose from:

Bright Zinc
Bright Copper
Bronze Copper
Antique Silver
24 kt Gold Accents
Duo Metals Mixed Plating
Tri Metals Mixed Plating

Finish- Bright Zinc

Finish- Bright Copper

Finish- Bronze copper

Finish- Antique Silver

We have shown here for comparison our Eagles Nest panel in a Bright Copper finish and the same panel in a Tri Metals Mixed Plating finish. The background is a Bronze Copper, the eagles body in Bright Copper, the eagles heads are finished in Antique Silver, and the eagles' beaks highlighted with 24kt Gold. You can see other examples on our Panels page, but remember any panel can be enhanced with this mixed plating technique. Ask our artist for other recommendations.

Step Three- Select the wood species for the construction of your door. We travel far and wide to find unique woods of character. Your door could start its life from an old fallen barn or salvaged from a walnut orchard. Logs or timber are brought to our facility where a rolling band saw cuts the wood into slabs. These slabs are stacked to dry. After this drying cycle the wood is further cut into 1/2" thick veneers that are bonded onto an engineered ply core. It is this veneer and core technology that makes your door resistant to warping and bending. Below are some samples of wood speciec that have been poular with other clients in the past. If you have a special type of wood that you are interested in please feel free to ask about availability.

Pine A softer wood popular in log and timber frame homes.

Cedar Also a soft wood. Used often in wine cellars and low traffic areas.

Walnut A hard, dark wood. Often has light (Blond) streaks.

Alder Most popular. Alder can be finished to look like many other woods.

Cherry A hard. fine grain wood, often stained to a dark red finish.

Oak A hard and heavy wood. Oak is used in many other places such as molding and cabinets.

Myrtlewood A heavy wood with bands of light and dark grain.

Maple Comes in a variety of grain patterns. See below for more samples.

Maple Burled

Maple Quilted

Maple Fiddle Back

Step Three 1/2- Still more wood choices to make. We must choose a wood finish. For more rustic homes we can create a textured surface known as "distress". This gives the door an aged look after the protective finish is applied. A few samples are shown to the right.

Typically, doors are shipped "unfinished". No protective finish (stain/sealer) is applied. After a brief climatization period your painter can seal the door with an exterior grade stain and or natural clear finish to match other aspects of your home.

Alder Light Distress

Alder Heavy Distress

Step Four- Step four consists of many more options and selections that come if you would like your door "pre-hung" or made part of a complete entry system. To follow this thread and discover all other options that are available to you go now to our Entrys page and learn more.