How To Make A Glass Display Door

They can cut the glass to fit the opening.

How to make a glass display door.

I use my circular saw miter jig to miter cut the rails and the stiles of the door and i miter joint them. See how simple it is to install a friction fit pivot hinge onto a glass door panel. You can make beautiful flush corners with a dado head cutter on your table saw. I don t give exact measurements for the cutting of the wood in this project because the size of the doors will depend on the size of the shelf or cabinet you re.

Make a jig for a half lap joint. My doors were 6mm laminated glass taken from another cabinet but if you want to have some made simply measure the width of the opening divide by 2 and then add 30mm and for. The other option is european style hinges made for glass doors. The glass front doors will keep out the dust plus the glass retains that open look and makes the shelves look like a pretty display case.

Form and function all wrapped up together. If the glass area of your cabinet or cabinet door has an arched top make a cardboard template and take it to the glass store. How to make the door for the small display cabinet.