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   desertmaster | Sep 03, 2005 07:30am | #1

   joduffy,

      The frame gets its strength from the width of the rails (the wider, the stronger) so I think 2" might be slightly undersized, even if you were using 1/4" plywood panels.  Also, the glass panels give the whole door a different look than wood panels: too wide frame members on a glass door make the door look bulky and out of proportion, where they would look fine on a wood door.   I recently built a set of kitchen cabinets with only the upper corner cabinet door being glass, the rest being plywood panels. The glass door frame was of stiles being 1 3/4" wide, rails  2 1/2" wide. (It's about 18" wide X 30" high.)   It looks about right, and no sag or structure problems so far.    Hope this helps.     Gary

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   mikegagne | Sep 03, 2005 09:36am | #2

   joduffy, you may want to add some additional joinery to the glass doors like dowels, biscuits or tenons. If you silicone the glass into the frame you have established a bit more shear to preven racking of the frame. A euro hinge will be very exposed inside that glass door also and you may want a wider frame to conceal a bit more of the knuckle of the hinge arm. aloha, mike

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   ring | Sep 03, 2005 11:18pm | #3

   If you're going to lose the rabbet from the 2" width then I'd say it is too narrow.  Go to at least 2 1/2" wide, especially if you are planning to use euro hinges.  The mounting plate needs at least that much width behind the glass molding strips.

   DR