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.

Making interior doors with glass.

In this article we ll be building the frame for an interior door from wood. Make a jig for a half lap joint. Measure your jam and mortise the hinges. 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. 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. Custom glass door solutions. Interior doors are generally 80 inches tall and 1 3 8 inches thick exterior doors are generally thicker.

Call 855 603 1919 to schedule a free in home consultation with one of our experts and review our custom glass door options. You can make beautiful flush corners with a dado head cutter on your table saw. Custom glass doors make a great addition to any home s style and interior decor. Learn the basics of cope and stick joinery while you see how these unique bits work.

Full size home doors are a project we can all find a place for but they can be intimidating. Rails and stiles are generally made out of the same materials but panels can vary and even include glass or screens. The rails connect the two stiles together at a few points and the panels fill in the gaps. In part two we ll build the interior panel and and finish it.

At glass doctor we create custom solutions to design the perfect glass and mirror addition to your home. Dry fit your door mark for any trimming to be done.