We got lucky on the front door...when we bouight it the guy said we didn't have much choice as far as wood type as they had all gone up. But a few weeks he got ahold of some mahogany and wondered if we would be interested...we were! There is a little ledge on the back side under the glass (the side you are looking at is the inside side...), and cut like the inside. Rather than stain it, we think we will have Hugo the Painter (some of the workers have very, very unusual names...probably on purpose...) sand and coat with a clear varnish to bring out the wood...