Ideas regarding barn door hardware

[mel]

I am after some ideas for hardware I could use to pin the two parts of my barn door together.
I was going to use a barrel bolt but discovered that it won't work. I have a groove at the bottom of the upper door, so I can't get the two parts of the barrel bolt close enough together. 

The door didn't originally have anything holding the two parts together. It has a cabin hook on the upper door to hold it open but not on the lower door. On a windy day the lower door swings closed.

[Roehm3108]

Hi Mel
Can you build and attach an upper and lower wooden backplate to which you can then fit the barrel bolt? Or perhaps a bolt with a longer shaft? Or a garden gate type of barrel bolt?

[mel]

Yes, I did consider the back plate and longer bolt. I would prefer not to have to resort to the back plate and haven't found a barrel bolt that is long enough.

[Rattles]

You could get one of the below and cut 25mm and re-drill the back plate.
www.bunnings.com.au/zenith-150mm-polished-brass-barrel-bolt_p4089222


Rattles

[Roehm3108]

If all else fails mel, a 3 inch skewed nail will hold anything!!!

[mel]

Rattles you are an ideas man! I hadn't thought of doing that.