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How to cut Edwardian door to fit glass panel?
Hi, We've got some original 4 panel doors in our Edwardian house.
In order to get a little more light into our kitchen I'd like to remove the top two wooden panels from a door which leads from our kitchen to our utility area. I'm not quite sure how to remove the wooden panels as they were fitted when the door was made and are held in place by the thicker boards which make up the remainder of the door.These boards taper inwards to the panels and it is this tapered bit I need to saw to fit the glass and keep in place with putty or some other bits of wood. I'm assuming I'll have to use a circular saw though I don't actually own one and have never used one. Is this going to be easy to saw or should I be using some other tool. As I will also have to purchase 2 panes of toughened glass (along with the circular saw (£20-£40 ish ?)) it's not going to be a cheap task and I did consider buying a door with glass fitted from wickes/homebase etc which cost £50ish. However as my door is at least 3 inches shorter and narrower than the standard size I don't think that's feasible. Any advice? |
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How to cut Edwardian door to fit glass panel?
A circular saw will not do the cut you want. It cannot do tight
vertical cuts into corners. I would use a router (and guide) to make neat cuts to form a rebate on the stiles and rails (the thick bits of wood), then a hand chisel to cut the corners square. (I'm assuming this is a plain 4 panel door with no trims/mouldings and no screws, or nails, apart from the latch and hinges) To be honest, if you've never used a circular saw, or unless you're very experienced with hand tools for joinery, start with some shelves - not an antique door. |
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How to cut Edwardian door to fit glass panel?
Thanks for the replies so far.
I really like the idea of the Azebiki saw as I'm only doing 8 cuts in total (4 in each panel and having the wood to replace would be better than trying to get a match elsewhere. I've seen them advertised on the internet for £15 to £20 with a 100mm blade, eg http://www.axminster.co.uk/pricing/I...-Saw-20285.htm Is it relatively easy to use, I presume I could use another piece of wood as a guide to make sure it's a straight cut or is that not neccessary? |
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How to cut Edwardian door to fit glass panel?
We don't know if the panels in this door are held in place by stuck
moulding (part of the frame) or a planted moulding (tacked/glued to the frame). It can't necessarily be done by just levering off the moulding on one side. |
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I've had another look at the door and the beading is part of the frame
(and part of the t section in the middle). The panel seems fairly stuck in this door but in some of the others it moves about 7.5 mm in both directions and I'm sure it's the same type of door. I can't see how I'd get a glass pane in without cutting beading on one side. |
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