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CABINET DOORS
The doors of the cabinet feature solid cherry frames
with large glass panels that let display items show through
(DoorAssembly).The glass 6ts into a rabbet cut in the back
face of each door after assembly, and shop-made stops
hold the glass in place.
Because the glass offers no strength to the door
assemblies, I decided to beef up the frames with
mortise-and-tenon joints (Mortke ETbnon Detail).They
don't take much longer than some "simpler"joints and
ensure strong doors that aren't likely to rack or rvvist.
Start by cutting the door rails (R) and stiles (S) to
width and length. Next, cut the mortises in the stiles. I
drilled out most of the waste using a 1/4" Forstner bit,
then squared up the mortises with a chisel.Then, form
the tenons on the rails.You can do this many ways. I used
a table saw set up with a dado blade.
Now you can glue up the doors. I always dry-fit
them first to prevent any surprises, such as ill-fitting
tenons.Then glue them up and check for square.
After the glue sets, dri1l holes to receive the cups of
European-style hinges (Hinge Location Detail).These
hinges really make door mounting easy because they can
be adjusted to fit the door perfectly in its opening.
Now cut the rabbet that will receive the glass in the
back face of each door.You can accomplish this easily
with a 1/4" rabbeting bit in a handheld router.To ensure
a smooth rabbet, make rwo passes to achieve the fuIl 3/8"
depth. Square up the corners using a chisel. Note: Have
the glass cutl/8tt narrower and shorter than the opening.
Finally, make the glass stops (T).The techniques in
the Sidebar below make it easy. Miter the completed
stops to length to fit the opening in each door. Then
install them with small wire brads in pre-drilled holes.
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