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Great video, very helpful and informative. You took a daunting task and put it into manageable bite sized bits.

What a great video,he explained the process so well,made it look easy and I know it's probably not,but watching him do it has given me enough confidence to do it with some unfinished doors I have purchased.

How would this process differ, when using the knotty pine interior doors?

Excellent video, thank you. How did you address handling both sides? How long before you can flip it over?

Thanks! Excellent info .

Great video. How many coats of stain did you you use? At least two coats are needed in most applications but in your detailed steps you outline each phase but didn't provide that extra detail about the staining. Staining is typically two or three coats before moving onto first clear coat. I am building a wine room - with LOTS of knotty alder. T&G knotty alder panels for the ceiling, knotty alder custom framing (both structural and aesthetic) and then knotty alder wine racks. LLOOTTSS of staining.

Question, can you stain it after it is installed. I ordered a door pkg and it is huge!

We have a lot of trim along with two doors so if we condition it and don't get it done within the two hours and come back the next day when we have to re-condition? Kindest regards

What color was your Gel Glaze you did on the last step? This was a wonderful video! Thank you!

Rodi. What did you apply over the Java Glazing Gel?

How to stain and seal a door... in 134 steps.

Howdy neighbor! I walk through the park behind you all the time. Thanks for the tips!

Great video, thanks!

So grateful for this video- we are starting a cabin renovation and are planning to use a lot of knotty alder! Love it’s rustic beauty! My question is would you use the same approach for knotty alder trim? Thank you!!

Hey I love the way this door turned out!! My husband is looking at purchasing the products so he can start on our door for our new house… I was curious on the polyurethane/varnish you use what type of finish is that (gloss, semi gloss, flat, etc)

thank you Rod von Barby, very helpful.

Absolutely struggled with this. Thanks for the video. I sp

So glad to have found this video. Thank you!! I am getting ready to stain knotty alder doors for our home and would have never thought to use a wood conditioner beforehand. Also, I love the look of the glaze so I’m going to use that, too, to make the doors as beautiful as possible.

Thank You!

Hello again and thank you for your response. We have a knotty alder door which looks exactly like the one in your great video. We were wondering if you have ever used just a clear polyurethane without stain? What color would we expect to see?

Is the Prairie Wheat available in water base? We live in AK and will have to stain in garage with minimal ventilation. Really enjoyed the video!

1 coat of dalys . . . done. Rich dark finish

This is really great instruction on finishing knotty alder doors. Thank you

Thanks for this. I wanted to do knotty alder cabinets with just a clear finish but the natural wood has a pinkish hue I dont like

Alder loves stain, so unless yk that. Expect all the strokes & wipes to show while the wood just absorbs basically all the stain you put on it, but keep in mind those doors aren't solid alder. They're jointed & basically layered with the alder veneer, so it's much different than staining a solid piece of knotty alder. I'd say probably much easier~

Have you consider lacquer over polyurethane? I am leaning toward lacquer spray but looking disadvantages to poly... thanks if you have any tips for me. ( in my case I am looking for clear coat no stains..)

Going to be following your steps tomorrow for for my front door and matching french back doors. Wish me luck.

Just bought some unfinished knotty alder barn doors for our bedroom closet and looking for some tips and tricks to working with a wood I've never worked with. Excellent video. Great teacher! Excited to get started now!

Great info! Thank you! Would you do this same process for an external door or are there additional steps?

We had to replace an extra wide entry door (48"x 80") to our home and had to custom order a door that would fit the wide opening. We ended up ordering a knotty alder door. I had minimal experience working with stains and felt intimidated by taking on this task. That was until I saw your video carefully detailing the step-by-step process. I purchased all of the same materials including the Java Gel Stain to give the door that final glazed look and wow what a surprise....it even passed my wife's quality control inspection! I am so appreciative of the detailed explanation that you provided. It helped me avoid ruining a custom sized (and very expensive) door. Thank You so much for your guidance!!

Appreciate this information!

what is with the audio??????

Absolutely phenomenal video, thank you sir! This will help me tremendously on my kitchen project. I will keep you updated.

Wow these are beautiful good job sir!!!

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS VIDEO. I wish I could post a picture of my door. I followed your steps exactly and my door turned out amazing. My husband just put it up and I can't wait to replace the three other doors on my first floor. I live in a log home and the original 6-panel doors were outdated. This knotty alder door gave the home a fresh look and the stain/glaze is beautiful. Thank you again.

Did he sand the urethane Before he put the Java Glaze on?

Hi Rodi, Thank you so much for the video. Oil base top coat is not available in Ca. Do you think "General Finishes" High Performance Water Base TopCoat will work as well with your staining technique ? your doors are beautiful. Im hoping for the same results.

Great job of educating this DIYer. As Rodi says, be careful of the stain color. Make sure the stain and glaze are the look you want. I was told to use a light stain with the glaze I chose, Whiskey Black.

Thank you so much! We followed your recommendations and have wonderful doors for a bargain!

What stain brand and color did you use? I am sure you mentioned it but can't seem to find it now. Beautiful doors!

Just installed and stained 10 doors today with ebony

Maybe I’m blind but I can’t find where it’s listed the stains and other coatings he is using. Does anyone have a list?

I have this exact door. Thank you for sharing

Good video, and good info for alder. That said, you shouldnt be doing that work in direct sunlight

Hi Rodi, Thank you so much for a fantastic video. We moved into a home with a Knotty Alder exterior door that has been well abused by the sun and has quite a few splits in the lower portion of the door and the previous home owner switched out the door handles and yes you can see where the old ones are. My initial thought was to replace the door entirely as I could not find any video that gave me hope that I wouldn't cause a further hot mess of the door if I tried to "fix" it! Your video has given me hope! Here is my question, do you have a product that you would suggest me using to fill in the splits? They are not very big, but are there, so maybe they might be less noticeable if I did not try to fill them and let the urethane soak into the splits? I do plan on putting on the extra coat of urethane in the end, so 4 total. Thanks again Rodi!

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Great job, followed your directions and mine turned out beautiful!

Awesome- thanks

Excellent video and steps. Just completed 5 doors via these steps and used same products. Cabinet quality finish once completed. Used the Stak Rack System to stack doors during the various 24hr drying periods. This stacking system allowed both sides to be completed and the ability to do all doors on a sawhorse table then stack once completed. Thank you for taking the time to do such a detailed video and instructions.

Excellent video. I purchased all the products you used and so grateful to you. Thank you so much.