Curly Maple Hand Carved Door
This is a door I carved for Bear Island Land Company, a local real estate office here in Ely. I made the stiles and rails out of Curly Maple, with the horizontal lines created by the rails intentionally not parallel, giving it that skewed look. The carving, being overlaid on the glass, is duplicated on both sides so that the inside of the door is a mirrored image of the outside. The wavy blue glass inserted for the lake water area give the door a touch of blue color. The clear glass is a 1/2" thick thermopane to help insulate against Minnesota's cold winters. The hardware on this particular door is a sand-cast entry set made by Emtek.
Material
- maple
- glass
- oak
Type
- wood
Function
- office
Meet the Maker
John Huisman
Huisman Concepts
I specialize in custom-built, one of a kind, hand carved doors, architectural woodwork and furniture. I have built many hand carved and hand crafted entry doors and shipped them far and wide. Some of these are fairly simple and some are quite elaborate.
I also have designed and built a few pieces of furniture for some of the homes that I have designed and built in my area, but these could also be shipped just about anywhere. I do some custom built-ins for homes close by, my radius for on-site work is about 50 miles.
I enjoy all types of fine woodworking, but particularly the woodcarving and would be happy to discuss carving for elements in the home, office, or commercial building beyond just doors. I could build mantels, tables, desks, stairs or stair parts that might incorporate some of my carving even in a very small way.