The key here is to make sure you don’t cut too far into the corners. If you’re going to use a router you could make a simple jig to clamp to the door that would ensure you cut the exact size you want. Probably the best two ways that I can think of are to use either a circular saw or a router with a straight cutting bit. First you’ll need to remove the wood panel that will serve as the window pane. This modification will work well because the doors back then were indeed made out of solid wood and built with craftsmanship. Solid wood doors are very expansive and honestly aren’t as good as the older doors. Well I’ve never done this but I have seen it done a few times and it’s a great way to recycle / salvage a great solid wood door and give it new life and some added functionality. I know we could just order brand new one like that, but it will cost $400/door, it’s outside our budget.
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Now we are wondering if we could cut the top panel out and install a reed glass instead. We have found a couple of salvaged doors we love, but they are solid hemlock/fir doors without glass. Since the bathroom has a big window, would like to use some of sun light thru its entrance door’s glass panel to the dark hallway area. Currently we are in search of interior door w/small glass for our new 2nd bathroom.
Jacky said “We live in 1940 house, and are remodeling our unfinished half-lit basement. Today Jacky emailed me with a very interesting question and design idea about modifying salvaged doors.
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