Making Doors With Glass Panels

Rout sturdy door joinery and glass retainers in one operation.

Making doors with glass panels.

We recommend this alteration only for frame and panel cabinet doors see figure a where you can replace the inset wood panels with glass to make. Rustic knotty alder arch top 9 lite clear glass with v panel unfinished wood front door slab model ka 559v 30 68 134 810 00 810 00. Set your store to see local availability add to cart. It s not much more difficult to install glass panels than it is to install solid insert panels made from plywood or another wood product.

Lightly sand the whole door. Make sure to allow space for the hinges and some room between the doors if they are stacked on top of each other. It s as simple as picking up a 4 ft 1 2 m x 8 ft 2 4 m sheet of 1 2 in 1 3 cm plywood and cutting it to correct dimensions. You can make the same joinery in your shop with a router table and a matched set of router bits a sticking bit forms a decorative profile around the inside edges of the frame and a coping bit creates a mirror image profile on the ends of the rails plus.

Now that you ve got the technique down for creating half lap joinery try your hand at using half lap joints to create the frame for a glass panel door or mirror. If you re installing real glass panels it s always safest to purchase tempered glass for any door application. Glass panel doors are a great way to equip a cabinet to highlight a favorite collection. Make a welcome first impression and fill your home with light with a glass entry door.

Remove as much tape as you can by hand then scrape and sand the rest of the tape and epoxy off. Try making your own door. Measure to determine the exterior dimensions of the cabinet doors. Krosswood doors 36 in.

They can turn an ordinary cabinet into a decorative showcase or simply break up an otherwise monotonous row of solid doors. You can make beautiful flush corners with a dado head cutter on your table saw. If you like you can use your scrap plywood to cut stiles a center panel or other accents to give your handcrafted door a little extra visual appeal. Make a jig for a half lap joint.

Nail one side of the stops in leaving a 3 16 reveal lay the glass or plastic in and install the other stops. Rip plane and sand enough 1 2 square wood to make the stops front and back for 1 8 safety glass or plastic. How to make the diy glass cabinet doors. A pair of glass cabinet doors can add a designer touch to any kitchen.

With varying amounts of glass in several shapes they can provide a traditional or contemporary look whichever your home requires.