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.
Making glass doors.
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Rout sturdy door joinery and glass retainers in one operation.
In this video i show you a simple quick and affordable way to build yourself a unique door for about 50.
See how simple it is to install a friction fit pivot hinge onto a glass door panel.
One way to make a frameless glass cabinet door is to install pivot hinges made for glass doors.
Most production made cabinet doors are assembled with cope and stick joinery.
Sand and finish the doors and retainer strips to match the cabinet.
Place a sheet of glass in each door.
Saw the end of each section of trim at a 45 degree angle.
Make sure to allow space for the hinges and some room between the doors if they are stacked on top of each other.
That way all of the pieces will fit together easily with no need to adjust their length.
In total you ll need 8 33 25 in 84 5 cm pieces and 8 16 in 41 cm pieces 4 for each side of the door.
Cut the glass pieces or have them cut for you so they are 1 8 shorter than the rabbeted frame opening in each direction.
Measure to determine the exterior dimensions of the cabinet doors.
Glue these beside the stiles and rails.
How to make the diy glass cabinet doors.
Make a jig for a half lap joint.
The vertical pieces should go the full length of the opening and the horizontal pieces will sit inside.
You can make the same joinery in your shop with a router table and a matched set of router bits.
Cut enough retainer strip stock to cover the perimeter of all the glass pieces.
You can make beautiful flush corners with a dado head cutter on your table saw.
In effect glass doors give you many of the benefits of an open air entrance without these deterrents.
For starters think about the level of privacy your neighborhood affords.