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   jako17 | Dec 13, 2008 12:55am | #1

   What happens when you need to replace the glass?

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   Dave45 | Dec 13, 2008 03:57am | #2

   I cut and glue up my rails and stiles with no panel, then use a 3/8" rabetting bit to cut away the inside. A little chisel work to square up the corners, and I can set the glass using glaziers points.

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   stevemorris | Dec 13, 2008 04:55am | #3

   im with dave, exactly the i do it too

   dont build your door around the glass, it'll be a bugger tofinish and if the glass breaks.....

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   hammer1 | Dec 13, 2008 05:19am | #4

   Just as there are stile and rail bits for wood panels, there are bit sets for a glass panel. Some ordinary, stacking stile and rail bits can be reconfigured as a glass bit. The groove cutter is removed from the bead bit and it goes on the coping bit, replacing the spacer bearing. Not all can be swapped around. The joint is basically a partial half lap. I can usually slip an FF biscuit into this joint.

   You could build a simple M&T frame and rout out the recess for the glass and rout the front to a profile. You will have to finish the corners by hand. Small glass stop moldings are a nice touch.

   You can also cut the profile and rabbet the stock, then half lap the intersection so it accounts for the rabbet. The beaded part gets mitered at the corners and the stile, at the corner joint, is cut back, in line with the bead. This can be done with a half lap miter, also.

   Another option is to make a mitered frame. A splined miter will give some good holding power. This is commonly used for doors with complex profiles that wouldn't cope well.

   I guessing you are talking a single pane of glass, not muntins.

   Beat it to fit / Paint it to match

   
   

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   Edited 12/12/2008 9:20 pm ET by hammer1