How to make the diy glass cabinet doors.
How to build a door with glass.
If you also need to build or install a frame you will need to take the width of the frame into consideration and because shimming a door frame can add some thickness it is best to wait until after the door frame is installed before building the door or build them.
Make a jig for a half lap joint.
You can make beautiful flush corners with a dado head cutter on your table saw.
The first step in making a door is taking measurements.
Doors should generally be around 1 8 to 3 16 smaller than the frame.
The vertical pieces should go the full length of the opening and the horizontal pieces will sit inside.
What s amazing is the door was buildable.
I only know this because i built it from cast off materials.
Walking you through this project should answer a lot of questions regarding interior and exterior door construction.
The only logical plan was to build the door myself.
So as soon as i had an excuse to remove the door i made a plan to build a door that would make my heart smile everytime i enter and i everytime i leave our 600 foot abode.
Make sure to allow space for the hinges and some room between the doors if they are stacked on top of each other.
Then measure the height and width of the doorway you ll be installing the door in and mark the dimensions on the plywood.
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.
A jalousie door is not on my dream home list.
To make a door start by getting a 4 foot by 8 foot sheet of plywood that s 1 2 inch thick.