Barn Doors

By SCWD • January 14, 2023

My neighbors caught wind that I dabbled in woodworking and asked if I could make them some barn doors in their hallway office/den area. I was honored they had faith in me and trusted me to do a good job.

I will tell you that barn doors are very difficult to get right because they are prone to warping and not being perfectly aligned. However, if you take your time and have plenty of clamps and straight edges, it will come out halfway decent.

I went to the local big box store and found some long tongue and groove boards and made sure they were all straight. I also picked up some special screws that had a minimal impact and can easily be filled in.

As you can see from the diagram below there were lots of designs to choose from, but they really liked the “British Brace” design so that’s what we did. Of course there are a lot more to choose from out there.