The Ultimate Cigar Lounge build thread

Ageing the door went well, still a few "bits-n-pieces" and finish to apply, but not bad too bad...

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Looks dry right now, but the finish will really make it "pop"!
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Door finished.
Sanded between each coat with a total of three of satin poly, now to get it hung after I finish the casing, vestibule and portcullis. I added the verdigris to the bronze Cavlos and rust on the iron, fabricated the little black plaque behind the door knocker too, but I still need to add verdigris running down from the vertical cross-members. Have my hinges, still need door handle/latch hardware. Came out to ~175 lbs too.
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45Smashemflat said:
This has been fun to watch. Please keep it up!
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Thank you for that, it means a lot. Wasn't really sure if I was boring y'all with this or if anyone would even care tbh?
I will, working on ageing and putting the finish on the door frame now (it'll be similar to the door in that regards) then I can move to the vestibule and portcullis (need to hurry up and get my other iron lantern wired so I can get it hung in the vestibule when done).
 
45Smashemflat said:
Not at all! At some point you need to disclose where you are getting some of your details. That door knocker is SWEET! You concept of what you want to build is great.
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As far as plans, in my head only.
Everything hardware wise has been purchased online. The hinges I found at Lowes, once you hit the 100lb+ load limit per hinge they jump up to $100+ per hinge. That's absurd.
I found these, medieval spear tip style, 100lb limit (per), 13", almost 1/4" thick, heavy duty, black powder coated steel for $30 bucks per hinge, ball bearing gliders too.
(Shown on front for reference)
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Nice. I like the .45 angle.... We did gates on a driveway a while ago and had the same question. They were nailed in plus epoxy because outdoors so it was permanent. You could just nail yours in and rotate them seasonally.
 
John_M52 said:
Nice. I like the .45 angle.... We did gates on a driveway a while ago and had the same question. They were nailed in plus epoxy because outdoors so it was permanent. You could just nail yours in and rotate them seasonally.
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These are nailed in pretty tight, ain't no rotating them at this point.
The Portcullis will get round Clavos, (hopefully some that are spiked) at each intersection.
Thanks for commenting btw, got any pictures of your gate you can share?
 
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