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We are having our kitchen cabinets painted white and need to replace the spline that holds in the glass on 4 of the cabinet doors. Unfortunately we don't have a physical sample anymore but I have these pictures.
Any idea on where we can buy these? There are a lot of options and most of them say they are for aluminum windows, but this goes into a groove in a wooden cabinet door.
There are inexpensive child safety latches that can be placed out of sight in the interior of your cabinet. They are also easy to install and only leave a few small screw holes when removed. Some may use adhesive instead of screws, but they might be less dependable.
Such a latch consists of a bendable plastic rod with a blunt hook on one side, and is situated on the inside of the drawer or cabinet. The hook catches on part of the drawer or door and prevents opening unless the rod is bent downward simultaneously to disengage the hook.
These latches successfully prevent cats as well as children from opening cabinets more than one or two inches.
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For pictures and advice: Picture / Video / Pictures of installation
Some alternatives are discussed here.
Yes you can do this.
You need a hinge cutter:
For best effect, use with a drill press if at all possible. You can accurately set the depth of cut and keep it perpendicular to the panel.
As long as the material you are using for the door is thick enough at the location where you need to place the hinge.
Best Answer
There are dozens and dozens (hundreds? thousands?) of types and shapes of "spline" material.
I recommend that you do NOT go on a "goose chase" for an exact duplicate of what was installed previously. Instead, I recommend that you take a door and glass pane with you to a local window/door/glass shop and find any alternative that will adequately secure the glass. There are even newer foam strip materials that conform to a variety of channel sizes and shapes. You could even consider "non-spline" alternatives like nailed wood strips or plastic clips.