The Front Door

 The back door was practice for the front door.

I didn't have time last fall to refinish the front door before it got cold. Once it got warm enough this spring I started the prep work.

Scope included the outside of the door, both sides of the screen door, the side lights, and the sunburst/transom.

It took quite a bit of time to strip the old gummy varnish and gently sand things down by hand to good wood without damaging any of the detail.

Then multiple coats of varnish until I achieved the desired result. Many days passed between coats waiting for the right weather conditions, but it's finally done.

As with the back door, the front door got new bronze screen.