French doors are comprised of 15 glass panes separated by thin strips of wood called muntins.
How to makesliding glass doors.
Place the plywood on top of the frame apply wood glue and secure it with screws once it s aligned.
A sliding door comes with a simple latch as the locking mechanism.
The latch has a hook like shape which holds on to the door frame when you close the door.
Attach the plywood sheet to the back of the door.
If the door doesn t hang level leaving an uneven gap between the door and door frame look for an adjustable mounting screw at the inside top of each door.
If you don t already have some glass to repurpose head to your local habitat restore and you can find old patio doors for fairly cheap.
Apply wood glue on all top surfaces of the pieces of both your inner and outer frames.
The double bolt lock for glass sliding doors is a good option to use.
Flip the door so that the newly attached plywood side faces down.
This is a double bolt sliding door lock which makes it impossible for a burglar to lift up the sliding door.
Honestly it is not a hard task and even an amateur can open a latch.
Well this is later and i decided to use the glass to make sliding barn doors for the master closet.
A few years ago we replaced our french patio doors and being the crafter i am i saved the glass to be used later.
Burglars have perfected the art of opening latches.
You can easily simulate the look by securing your own muntins to the glass of the sliding doors.