Making Interior Doors With Glass

Learn the basics of cope and stick joinery while you see how these unique bits work.

Making interior doors with glass.

Rails and stiles are generally made out of the same materials but panels can vary and even include glass or screens. Full size home doors are a project we can all find a place for but they can be intimidating. Custom glass doors make a great addition to any home s style and interior decor. 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. Make a jig for a half lap joint. In part two we ll build the interior panel and and finish it. In this article we ll be building the frame for an interior door from wood.

At glass doctor we create custom solutions to design the perfect glass and mirror addition to your home. 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. Measure your jam and mortise the hinges.

You can make beautiful flush corners with a dado head cutter on your table saw. The bits also create special retainer strips to hold the glass in place. 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. How to build a door.

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.