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Cabinet-Door Shoot Out Series: Gluing Up

Once you've cut all your parts, all you need is some glue, a few clamps, and a tape measure to make your doors solid and square

By Scott Gibson, Joseph B. Lanza

Read the Cabinet Door Shoot-Out companion article for more information about building these doors.

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Videos in the Series

Introduction: Cabinet-Door Shoot-out
Mortise-and-tenon joints or cope-and-stick joints? Watch this video series to learn how to build each type of cabinet door, and decide which one works best for you.
Cabinet-Door Shoot Out Series: Cope-and-Stick Joinery
Two pros go head-to-head and build their own versions of the perect door
Cabinet-Door Shoot Out Series: Rails and Stiles: Mortise-and-Tenon Joinery
This method may be right for you if you're not in a hurry and you like hand tools more than power tools
Cabinet-Door Shoot Out Series: Making Door Panels
Veneered plywood panels are sturdy and stable no matter what method of joinery you choose
Cabinet-Door Shoot Out Series: Gluing Up
Once you've cut all your parts, all you need is some glue, a few clamps, and a tape measure to make your doors solid and square
Cabinet-Door Shoot Out Series: Conclusion
Scott and Joseph both find something to like about each other's techniques

About This Video Series

Which method makes a better cabinet door, mortise and tenon or cope and stick? That’s the question that designer and builder Joseph Lanza and long-time Fine Homebuilding contributing writer Scott Gibson asked each other at the start of this video series. The two craftsmen had some pretty strong opinions about the answer before they began their door build, but would seeing each of the methods through from start to finish cause a change of heart? Watch… More about this Video Series

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