Add any additional hardware to add to your rustic barn door look.
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Next cut two more pieces for the top and bottom rails to 1 inch longer than the total width of the door.
This gives the wood a weathered look.
Set the miter saw to 45 degrees and cut one end off each pallet board.
On the end grain of the rails use a framing square to mark the outline of a 1 x 4 tenon.
Cut two pieces of 2 x 6 wood to the height of the door.
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Make sure these are fairly straight otherwise plane them down.
Starting at the top rail butt the mitered ends of two pieces of similar thickness and color together at the centerline forming an arrow.
Distress the boards with a grinder use a brush knot cup mounted in an angle grinder to abrade the softwood and expose the grain.
Use a straightedge to mark a centerline down the door s two inset panels.
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I bought four silver nuts and bolts and spray painted them glossy black and drilled them into the bottom of the door to match the top.