On Wednesday, April 19, 2017 at 9:41:43 AM UTC-5, -MIKE- wrote:

I did hang them by myself. They are actually pretty light, considering.
I was walking through the HD lumber aisle and came across the bins of
T&G boards and they had a whole section for "knotty pine." Knowing the
look she was going for, I selected the ones with the most knots. When I
was loading them in the cart, I was amazed at how light they were.
Cheap, too. 1x6x8' was 6 bucks after tax. I think all the wood for
both doors was about $75.

A very easy build. I little bit of construction adhesive in the
grooves, clamped lightly for a few hours. Glued and nailed top stile.
Bottom stile is screwed, only, so it can be raised or lowered to adjust
for different finished flooring heights. If they crack from shrinking,
it'll just enhance the look. :-)

LOL... no kidding!

Reading your description, I think I would have been in danger of seriously overbuilding those doors. And never would I have thought of going to HD for knotty pine T&G wood panel.

I have a technique for "rapid aging" wood that will emulate old material. I learned it from a guy that made wooden "cigar store" Indians and sold them. First as replicas, then as the real deal.

After Gene was "found out", he did a year in jail and had to pay restitution to several clients. I wondered why he was treated so harshly by the courts... then I found out he was getting $5K and up for his full sized Indians when he presented them as the real deal! He told me he actually sold about 35 of the fake models, so he just about broke even excepting his time in the can after restitution and attorney's fees.

Let me know if you have any use for the method and formula now that you might be getting more of that business.

Robert