Finishing up the barn doors. Glue will be the main support for the tubes. I used The Ultimate by Crafter’s Pick supplemented with dots of super glue gel, leaving a slight gap in the middle. I’ll explain why in a moment.
I added strips of wood around the rest of the door opening to help with the slight gap between the door frame and the doors. This won’t block all of the gap, but it will help. This might not have been necessary had I planned better, but let’s just say this is a replacement set of doors tacked onto the front after a wayward tractor mishap. haaaaaaaaaaa!
I added brackets to either end. These are black craft paper not zinc since they are mainly for show not function. Plus, it was easier to make them from paper and get a good fit.
I faked the tiny nails with paint.
Moment of truth! I slipped in one door and then the other. The gap allows the pin head (hahaha – it never gets old) to fit in between.
The door slides in the track until the other pin head can slip into place. It took a few tries to fit the doors well. I bent the pins until they hung properly in the track. They can’t be moved using only the handles; I have to grip them by the sides to slide, but that’s just fine with me. :]
I added the final bracket in the middle to cover the gap. If I ever have to work on the doors, I can peel the paper bracket loose.
Hooray! :D
Perhaps there should be a handle inside, but…I kinda love it as is. One of my art professors once said it takes two people to make a work of art; one to do the work and one to hit that person over the head when it’s done. :D I going to hit myself on the head concerning the doors. We’ll just say there’s enough of a gap to get a hand in there to pry them open.
