Uploaded January 2019 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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Well, we've got the drawer fronts fit, so now we are going to make the doors! These will have glass (plexiglass) in them, so that complicates things. If it were frame-and-panel, this would be easy! But since I want to be able to replace the glass one day, especially if it breaks, I cannot enclose the glass entirely. Instead, I will need to make the doors so I can switch out the glass, which means making doors with a rabbet in them, rather than a groove.

If you use a power router, this is easy. With hand tools, it gets trickier. I hope this very long video helps you understand how you can go about doing this!

Thanks, and enjoy!

If you'd like to stay up to date on the real-time progress for the sideboard, check my instagram account, below. There, you'll see that I'm actually moving along at quite the pace, considering I'm not using any electricity except for lighting and heat (ha!) and since I've got a family and a full-time job!
Thanks so much for watching!

I hope you've enjoyed the progress so far!
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I really do hope you have enjoyed this video. Please feel free to check out my other social profiles.

Instagram: instagram.com/thehandtoolery
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Thanks!
Andrew