Here's one.

A while back I saw some decent looking unfinished solid pine doors at Home Depot, of all places. Can't remember the price, but it must have been cheap or I wouldn't remember. I'm going over there today, I'll check.

We may be making a switch from the planned for painted doors to stained so this is throwing me for a loop.

O.K., they have Jeld-Wen and Builder's Choice. To me, the Jeld-Wen looks like slightly higher quality. These are blanks, not pre-hung, so you have to figure that in. Here's a link: Pine Doors I like Simpson products, but they are likely more expensive: Simpson Door

Thanks for the leads. We'll contact a dealer for Trustile and Simpson - Rogue's website is not playing nicely and can't find their dealer info. Those are big names in the industry - I wonder if there are smaller, regional players and how to find them. Haven't had a lot of luck with my google-fu!

Smaller regional players will be custom door shop unfortunately. One of the big players is really the way to go. I too like Simpson, Rogue Valley is not bad, Lemiuex is so so. Jeldwen in wood is ok (they are the old Morgan Door line). Buffelin used to be a good name, not sure if they are still around or not. Get prehungs but please use a millwork supply house and not a box store.

Closing tomorrow on my house built with Trustile interior doors. They were spendy but really nice doors.

i hope to use them again in our new house.

Called Rogue for dealer info - they just launched a new website so have lots of bugs. Buffelen is still in business - never would have found them without the suggestion so thank you millworkman. You're probably right that a big player is the way to go but I was just hoping there might be one closer to home.

Just try and find out if Buffelen is still their own company or owned by a conglomerate as I seem to recall seeing the name last in a box store. And I would caution against buying another other the basic supplies form a box store (just my opinion).

Not to worry - we are owner builder and my DH does everything in his power to avoid Home Despot and Lowes Blows as he call them ;-) But to be honest, when you see trusses delivered like this by the local place because they didn't call ahead so we could be there for delivery, you have to scratch your head about where the better service is. (not like they didn't have a choice - we have 6 acres, 4+ of which are clear and relatively level - they chose the edge of the woods) I will try and investigate Buffelen.

I couldn't imagine being an owner-builder. Half the time when I leave the site I think to myself "thank god this isn't my problem to solve."

I prefer TruStile doors from Colorado.

I realize this is an old post, but thought my recent experience relevant to those who might come across your question/discussion in the future. The following semi-custom wood exterior door is from Buffelen Door Co., installed in later 2014. It is professionally finished, and in a well protected situation. My customer notified me this summer (after less than 3 years) that the center panel had a crack clear through it, and running from top to bottom of the center panel. Though beyond warranty, it seemed clear that this is a manufacturer defect because the crack occurred at the seam of two boards glued together to make the wide panel. Upon notifying Buffelen of the said defect in craftsmanship, they declined to stand behind their product. Needless to say, we will NOT RECOMMEND Buffelen to our customers or Houzz members.

My belief: The wood likely had too much moisture content; so was not kiln dried to a low enough moisture content before using for wood work.

Solid wood panel? Or was it a veneered panel? Did it crack because it could not "float", the way it is designed too?

It's a solid wood panel, and it cracked (or came apart) at the seam between two of the planks that make the panels width. If you look at the pic above, there is a dark plank right in the center, then a light plank to its right...that's the seam that opened up. Not sure if the panel was unable to move/float, or if the wood was not properly dried to a low moisture content ahead of time. Either way, it seems to be a defect that the door company would look past their one-year warranty to be concerned about. Not the case with Buffelen. I'll never recommend their product to another customer.