How Do You Build Glass-Paned Cabinet Doors?
Changing a few cabinet doors in your kitchen from solid to glass pane opens up the space and shows off your china and stemware beautifully. While cutting openings in your present cabinet doors is one option, replacing them with new cabinet doors frames is often an easier solution. This is especially true when the old doors have many coats of old paint or are laminated particle board. Take down old doors, using a power screwdriver to remove hinges and door pulls. Keep your old doors handy to use as a template for your new cabinet door frames. Buy 1-by-3 wood strips at your local lumberyard. Your current cabinets are your guide in selecting a wood species. Whether paint- or stain-grade, use what will best fit with your current cabinet and décor plans. Cut wood strips to the exact width and depth of your existing cabinet door using a sliding compound miter saw. These pieces will fit together with a lap joint. To make the lap joint, cut the thickness of the wood pieces in half at their end
