Making Glass Panel Doors

Finish the cuts by using a wood chisel to square the corners.

Making glass panel doors.

In order for your cabinet doors to sit flat on the cabinet be sure to surface your stock to remove any. You can also choose the type of glass you wish to have on your door. Frames use 3 4 thick stock with 1 4 panels in various materials and veneers a general purpose saw blade will do the job although. Using the straightforward process detailed here you can crank out great looking doors for many applications including furniture cabinets and built ins.

Make a jig for a half lap joint. Cutting the main door panel 1. Series selects series traditional exterior doors exterior barn doors contemporary exterior doors exterior french sash doors glass panel options. Bottom bearing rabbetting bit in your router.

How to make glass panel cabinet doors. Measure the doorway where you ll be installing your door. I build mine by laminating two pieces of 3 4 thick stock. Acquire a 4 ft 1 2 m x 8 ft 2 4 m sheet of 1 2 in 1 3 cm plywood.

Clamps clamps and more clamps interior doors are usually 1 3 8 thick. Mark the doorway. Before you get to sawing gluing and sanding you ll need. For example frosted glass can give a translucent look which allows light through.

From more contemporary doors that feature full glass panels with modern hardware and framing to traditional glass front doors with divided panes and wooden framework the options are endless. The door frame is built using loose tenons or dominoes with a panel that floats in a groove in the frame. Run down to your local hardware store or home. Making cope and stick glass panel doors step 1.

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. Create the panel recess. Design your custom door using any wood species glass texture size or shape. Remove the waste wood a little at a time.

First install a 3 8 dia. Frame and panel doors add class to any project but they don t have to add a lot of assembly time. Consider what style of hinge you plan to use on your cabinet as well as whether the doors will overlay the edges. Materials you ll need for the diy glass cabinet doors compound miter saw 1 3 poplar boards kreg jig small trim moulding 2 poplar hobby board fine grit sandpaper corner clamp 18 wire brads 1 and 3 4 1 wood screws light spackle quart of behr premium plus ultra paint primer in satin or.