Door panels

Sometime ago we bought a couple of old glass and oak panels to upcycle into doors to use for the upstairs w.c. and the water tank cupboard both of which are windowless and lead off from the bedroom. We were told that the panels originally came from a Victorian shirt factory in the Midlands. Unfortunately the vendor had stored them in a cow shed partially exposed to the elements. As a result both panels had some rot.

The worst of the rotten timber was cut off by trimming the panels to size. The oak was then cleaned, sanded and oiled.

After spending some considerable time working on the panels I was gutted to find when I had finished that the Danish oil used on the oak had damaged the etching around the edges of the glass. Getting the glass re-etched is not an option. Mark says it'll be fine to leave the glass as it is but I don't want to be reminded of my incompetence every morning when I get up. I can do without such negativity in my life so after they have been hung I may see if some frosted safety film would improve their appearance.

We also bought a couple of leaded windows which had come from the same factory. These windows had been stored above the ground in the cow shed and were in much better condition. They cleaned up well. The smaller of the two (shown in the picture below) will be used in the wall between the shower room and the kitchen and the larger in the wall between the staircase and the kitchen/diner to provide borrowed light .

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