Making Interior Doors With Glass

Make a jig for a half lap joint.

Making interior doors with glass.

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. Call 855 603 1919 to schedule a free in home consultation with one of our experts and review our custom glass door options. Full size home doors are a project we can all find a place for but they can be intimidating. At glass doctor we create custom solutions to design the perfect glass and mirror addition to your home.

Custom glass doors make a great addition to any home s style and interior decor. In part two we ll build the interior panel and and finish it. Measure your jam and mortise the hinges. Interior doors are generally 80 inches tall and 1 3 8 inches thick exterior doors are generally thicker.

There s a lot of lumber and a lot of weight plus they re bigger. In this article we ll be building the frame for an interior door from wood. Rip plane and sand enough 1 2 square wood to make the stops front and back for 1 8 safety glass or plastic. The bits also create special retainer strips to hold the glass in place.

The rails connect the two stiles together at a few points and the panels fill in the gaps. Custom glass door solutions. Nail one side of the stops in leaving a 3 16 reveal lay the glass or plastic in and install the other stops. Dry fit your door mark for any trimming to be done.

Most cope and stick bit styles cut a groove to house a raised or flat panel inside the door frame but freud s unique recoverable bead door bits are designed for making glass panel doors. Rails and stiles are generally made out of the same materials but panels can vary and even include glass or screens.