I am planning to build a gun cabinet and I have come across a bit of a
stumbling block.
Although I am at best a novice wood worker, I do try to build with joinery
and glue, rather than screws and nail guns. This being said, I am going to
attempt to make raised panels, rails and styles with a frame and panel
router bit set.
The thing that has me puzzled, is that although the router bit set is
wonderful for machining a slot for a raised panel, I am not quite sure how
to fit the glass into the areas that don't have wood panels.
First of all the slot is quite wide for a pane of glass. Also, I would
prefer not to have the glass captured in a frame, as this would make
replacement a real headache.
I am sure as with all things, there are a dozen ways to accomplish this
task. I would be really interested in hearing some suggestions.
"ron" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>I am planning to build a gun cabinet and I have come across a bit of a
>stumbling block.
>
> Although I am at best a novice wood worker, I do try to build with joinery
> and glue, rather than screws and nail guns. This being said, I am going to
> attempt to make raised panels, rails and styles with a frame and panel
> router bit set.
>
> The thing that has me puzzled, is that although the router bit set is
> wonderful for machining a slot for a raised panel, I am not quite sure how
> to fit the glass into the areas that don't have wood panels.
>
> First of all the slot is quite wide for a pane of glass. Also, I would
> prefer not to have the glass captured in a frame, as this would make
> replacement a real headache.
>
> I am sure as with all things, there are a dozen ways to accomplish this
> task. I would be really interested in hearing some suggestions.
>
>
>
I use this bit to cut away the lip of the slot on the inside (back) of the
door after the door frame is assembled (assembled w/o the glass).
http://www.rockler.com/product.cfm?page=5410
The head of this cutter rides in the actual slot in the rails and stiles and
the strange looking cutter part of the bit cuts away the lip. With the lip
gone, the glass then will fit into the slot from the back of the door and
rest against the lip on the front of the door. It can be held in place with
either or clips (http://www.rockler.com/product.cfm?page=11269 ) or one of
these (http://www.rockler.com/product.cfm?page=2277 ).
> The thing that has me puzzled, is that although the router bit set is
> wonderful for machining a slot for a raised panel, I am not quite sure how
> to fit the glass into the areas that don't have wood panels.
>
>
Absolutely legit question Ron. Here's a set of cutters just for that
purpose. Others make them as well.
http://www.infinitytools.com/prodinfo.asp?number=91%2D523
In earlier days, I've also been known to sneak up underneath the finish
assembled frame (on a table) with a solid carbide flush trim to cut away
after assembly. Not the best setup though - chipping and splintering - ugly
operation.
I'm sure some others will give you some good insights as well - as another
poster said - there's several ways to approach it.
JimInFl
ron wrote:
> I am planning to build a gun cabinet and I have come across a bit of a
> stumbling block.
>
> Although I am at best a novice wood worker, I do try to build with joinery
> and glue, rather than screws and nail guns. This being said, I am going to
> attempt to make raised panels, rails and styles with a frame and panel
> router bit set.
>
> The thing that has me puzzled, is that although the router bit set is
> wonderful for machining a slot for a raised panel, I am not quite sure how
> to fit the glass into the areas that don't have wood panels.
>
> First of all the slot is quite wide for a pane of glass. Also, I would
> prefer not to have the glass captured in a frame, as this would make
> replacement a real headache.
>
> I am sure as with all things, there are a dozen ways to accomplish this
> task. I would be really interested in hearing some suggestions.
>
>
>
To use glass in place of panels, you use a different
technique. It is similar, but instead of a slot, you have a
rabbet which the glass goes into, then glass moulding to hold
in the glass. The glass moulding is removable and makes it
easier (read possible) to replace the glass should it break.
Although I use a slightly different method, this site will
explain it better than I can.
http://www.splitlevel.net/cabinet-glass.html
--
Robert Allison
Rimshot, Inc.
Georgetown, TX
"HeyBub" wrote:
> You might consider a gun SAFE instead of a cabinet. A safe has obvious
> advantages; for example, you can't lock an unruly child in a gun cabinet.
Thought about it, but the kid is not too unruly and when I grow up I'd
really like to be a wood worker.
Kind of defeats the purpose, a safe built out of wood.