This gives you wiggle room to squeeze in the last piece of the herringbone barn door pattern.
How to cut the x pattern trim for barn door.
Cut the trim pieces cut long 1 6 pieces to match the vertical dimension of the diy barn door and attach them to the plywood with 1 1 4 brad nails.
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Scribe on each side of the door.
First we boxed in the door lining the trim flush with the edge and using mitre cut at the corners 45 degrees.
It was an easy decision to build one for the new bathroom in order to free up limited space and i figured i d build a couple more for the downstairs theater room entrance while i was at it since that space was unfinished.
To add some detail we want to have an upside down v pattern when the doors were closed so j opted to create a jig of sorts instead of doing math.
Measure the width between these two boards and cut three 1 x 6 pieces to fit.
Cut a 1 2 to run down the middle.
Now your half lap joint is ready.
Cut and install herringbone barn door pattern.
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Attach them to the top bottom and center of the door to create the frame.
We then placed a horizontal trim piece about 3 feet up from the bottom.