Fine woodworking Nova Scotia

Custom doors & windows by Bill Pyke

A lifetime of working with wood - a partnership of design & materials

Bill Pyke's specialties include custom made doors and windows.

Photo left: This beautiful wooden door features stained glass in, and over, the door (called a top light). Bill Pyke built this main entry door as well as other solid doors for a house in Lunenburg. The stained glass was by Sattler Stained Glass Studio Ltd..

To the right, he's surrounded by 10 doors he built as five pairs, eight feet tall, out of pine. All have storm doors on the outside. With door windows, Bill always uses tempered glass or at the very least, six ml glass.

This project definitely called for tempered glass. The dimensions of the doors and the location of the house demand dependable strength. "Kingsburg invented wind," says Bill with a smile.

The collection above is of a fabulous white oak entry system built by Bill Pyke. The colour red presents significant challenges to outdoor finishes. Bill meets the challenge with his triple formula process. "It's good without fading for at least 10 years," he says. "And that's on the south side of the house where there's lots of sun." Below, from left, handsome matching doors and the cherry wood entrance to Halifax Chiropractic Clinic. Click to see the beautiful reception area desk Bill built for the office.

From left, a handsome curly red birch entryway, stained and lacquered with polyurethane. The door jam is pine with a white oak sill (white oak for strength and durability). This beautiful glass window by Kiln Art was framed by Bill Pyke. The third door and jam was made out of cherry cut from the home owner's house lot. The three-inch thick door weighs in at 250 pounds and has a natural oil finish.

These three Bill Pyke custom doors were built 25 years ago, using, from left: pine, redwood and mahogany.

This island sunroom, approximately 35 by 8 feet has opening windows with screens. Bill Pyke used painted pine and tempered glass for added strength and safety.

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