How to Make the Trim on a Glass Panel in a Wood Door

Adjust the fence on the router table to rout a 1-inch-thick board. Lock the fence in place once it is aligned with the 1-inch mark on the gauge.

Insert a round-over bit into the chuck of the router in the router table. Tighten the bit in place and adjust the height of the bit to rout the full profile of the bit into a 1-inch-thick board. Lock the bit in place once you have adjusted it to the 1-inch height setting.

Lay the 1-by-1-by-96-inch board flat on the router table with one 1-by-96-inch side flat against the table and one 1-by-96-inch side flush against the fence. Guide the board through the router table in a steady motion that is just fast enough to allow the blade to cut the profile of the bit into the wood. Continue until the entire length of the board is routed.

Repeat the process in step 3 to rout each side of the board so that all of the corner edges are rounded over.

Adjust the table saw to cut the 1-inch thick board in half by moving the fence to the 1/2-inch mark away from the edge of the saw blade and locking it in place. Adjust the height of the blade to cut through a 1-inch-thick board.

Lay the 1-by-1-by-96-inch board flat on the table of the table saw with one 1-by-96-inch side flat on the table and one side flush against the fence. Guide the board through the saw to cut it in half lengthwise. Saw each half in half lengthwise again so that you have four 96-inch-long quarters of the board. This is the bead molding for the door.

Sand each length of bead molding with a fine-grit sanding pad until all of the edges are completely smooth.