Making Interior Doors With Glass

Custom glass doors make a great addition to any home s style and interior decor.

Making interior doors with glass.

Interior doors are generally 80 inches tall and 1 3 8 inches thick exterior doors are generally thicker. Dry fit your door mark for any trimming to be done. The bits also create special retainer strips to hold the glass in place. In this article we ll be building the frame for an interior door from wood.

There s a lot of lumber and a lot of weight plus they re bigger. How to build a door. Learn the basics of cope and stick joinery while you see how these unique bits work. 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.

The rails connect the two stiles together at a few points and the panels fill in the gaps. Call 855 603 1919 to schedule a free in home consultation with one of our experts and review our custom glass door options. Rip plane and sand enough 1 2 square wood to make the stops front and back for 1 8 safety glass or plastic. Nail one side of the stops in leaving a 3 16 reveal lay the glass or plastic in and install the other stops.

Full size home doors are a project we can all find a place for but they can be intimidating. Custom glass door solutions. 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. Measure your jam and mortise the hinges.

In part two we ll build the interior panel and and finish it. Make a jig for a half lap joint.