To determine the door width add at least two inches to the width of the opening or to the outside dimensions of the door trim.
How to cut the x pattern trim for barn door.
Cut long 1 6 pieces to match the vertical dimension of the diy barn door and attach them to the plywood with 1 1 4 brad nails.
First we boxed in the door lining the trim flush with the edge and using mitre cut at the corners 45 degrees.
We then placed a horizontal trim piece about 3 feet up from the bottom.
Cutting the sides longer than the door gives the bottom of the door a 2 inch wide lip that will overhang the bottom of the door.
This gives you wiggle room to squeeze in the last piece of the herringbone barn door pattern.
To add some detail we want to have an upside down v pattern when the doors were closed so j opted to create a jig of sorts instead of doing math.
When i think about the physics of a barn door and the cross bracing i think that on a.
From there it was a matter of marking the length of each cut until i got to the end.
Apply edge banding optional.
Attach them to the top bottom and center of the door to create the frame.
To start the herringbone diagonals i started at the corner with a triangle i cut from a wider piece of flooring.
Cut the trim pieces.
In other words if the door measures 47 1 4 inches from the lower portion of the beveled top rail to the bottom of the door cut the two side pieces of 2 x 4 trim to 49 1 4 inches.
Measure the width between these two boards and cut three 1 x 6 pieces to fit.
Cut along the scribe lines on the inside to half the depth of the cross pieces and eliminate the waste this can be done with repeated cuts to the right depth then chiseling the waste away.
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