How do I make a Dutch door?
I would just buy one. What is the need to make one?? But if you must Materials Needed: 6 pieces of 8-foot 1 x 6 x 3/4 tongue and groove bead-board 40 board feet of 1x 4 x 3/4 lumber for braces and shelf 2 barrel bolt latches 4 door hinges Carpenters glue 1 1/4 wood screws Step 1: The Top and Bottom Door Measure the length and width of the door opening. If possible remove the old door, lay it on the workbench and use it as a pattern. Make the bottom door slightly more than half the door height. Cut bead-board for the top and bottom doors. Also allow space for the shelf to be attached to the bottom door in the overall height measurement. (We found that 6 8-foot pieces of bead-board were just enough for a standard door. Larger doors may require more.) Clamp the boards for the bottom door snugly. Measure the needed width and take half of this measurement off each end board. Rip the end boards to necessary width. In addition, rip two top boards. Glue and clamp the top and bottom assemblies.
