That single massive hinge looks like thet way to go to me .

 

Johan refurbished a house in the Lord of the Rings theme. His hobbit door is here and shows the hinges clearly.

Johan's work is fantastic

 

Look at the front of an steam locomotive ( pre streamliner ) Or a ship water tight door. Could also make an inside hinge hidden from sight from at least one side, but usually will take up a massive amount of space without a huge pile of engineering and construction.

 

Hello Mr Johan, I was wondering if you would build the hobbit door for us. If you do, how much will it cost ?
If you don't, would you sell us the blue prints and specifications ? Thank you for your time.
My e-mail is thejenseninn@yahoo.com Phone number is 435 789 5905

 

mona1, you do realixe this thread is almost four years old and Johan lives in South Africa. If you still really want to contact him to contract a door, or to try to buy his plans, it's probably best to PM him and not post your info in a public forum. Just saying, you never know who's going to use it.